Bentfin devil ray vs Burbage Mining Bee

Mobula thurstoni compared with Andrena lathyri

Key Differences

• Bentfin devil ray is Endangered while Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bentfin devil ray	Burbage Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Myliobatiformes (อันดับปลากระเบน)	Hymenoptera (แตน)
Family	Myliobatidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Mobula	Andrena
Species	Mobula thurstoni	Andrena lathyri

Evolutionary Relationship

Bentfin devil ray and Burbage Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Bentfin devil ray

EN — Endangered

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bentfin devil ray	Burbage Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bentfin devil ray

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Chile and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Burbage Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Bentfin devil ray

The Bentfin devil ray (Mobula thurstoni) is a species in the genus Mobula. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

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.