Burbage Mining Bee vs Spruce Tooth

Andrena lathyri compared with Phellodon violascens

Key Differences

• Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern while Spruce Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Spruce Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Andrenidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Andrena	Phellodon
Species	Andrena lathyri	Phellodon violascens

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Spruce Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Spruce Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burbage Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Spruce Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Burbage Mining Bee

The Burbage Mining Bee (Andrena lathyri) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway