Branched Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Burbage Mining Bee

Cladonia ramulosa compared with Andrena lathyri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Pixie-Cup Lichen	Burbage Mining Bee
Kingdom	Fungi (真菌界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Ascomycota (子囊菌门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (茶漬綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Lecanorales (茶漬目)	Hymenoptera (膜翅目)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Cladonia	Andrena
Species	Cladonia ramulosa	Andrena lathyri

Conservation Status

Branched Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Pixie-Cup Lichen	Burbage Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Branched Pixie-Cup Lichen

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Burbage Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Branched Pixie-Cup Lichen

The Branched pixie-cup lichen (Cladonia ramulosa) is a species in the genus Cladonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.