Burbage Mining Bee vs Boviste des Marais

Andrena lathyri compared with Bovista paludosa

Key Differences

• Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern while Boviste des Marais is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Boviste des Marais
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Andrenidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Andrena	Bovista
Species	Andrena lathyri	Bovista paludosa

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Boviste des Marais

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Boviste des Marais
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.

Boviste des Marais

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden