Blue-black Tooth vs Burbage Mining Bee

Phellodon atratus compared with Andrena lathyri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blue-black Tooth Burbage Mining Bee
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (animal)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Insecta (insecte)
Order Thelephorales (Thelephorales) Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family Thelephoraceae Andrenidae
Genus Phellodon Andrena
Species Phellodon atratus Andrena lathyri

Conservation Status

Blue-black Tooth

LC — Least Concern

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blue-black Tooth Burbage Mining Bee
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-black Tooth

Habitat

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

Burbage Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Blue-black Tooth

The Blue-black Tooth (Phellodon atratus) is a species in the genus Phellodon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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.

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