a Sand Martin flea vs Clark'S Mining Bee

Ceratophyllus styx compared with Andrena clarkella

Key Differences

• a Sand Martin flea is Not Evaluated while Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a Sand Martin flea	Clark'S Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Andrena
Species	Ceratophyllus styx	Andrena clarkella

Evolutionary Relationship

a Sand Martin flea and Clark'S Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

a Sand Martin flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a Sand Martin flea	Clark'S Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

a Sand Martin flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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).

a Sand Martin flea

A sand martin flea (Ceratophyllus styx) is a species in the genus Ceratophyllus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden