Clark'S Mining Bee vs Old Man'S Beard

Andrena clarkella compared with Tillandsia usneoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Old Man'S Beard
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class	Insecta (حشرات)	Liliopsida (زنبقانية)
Order	Hymenoptera (غشائيات الأجنحة)	Poales (قبئيات)
Family	Andrenidae	Bromeliaceae
Genus	Andrena	Tillandsia
Species	Andrena clarkella	Tillandsia usneoides

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Old Man'S Beard

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Old Man'S Beard
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Clark'S Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Old Man'S Beard

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Clark'S Mining Bee

The Clark'S Mining Bee (Andrena clarkella) 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.