Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Clark'S Mining Bee

Alkanna maleolens compared with Andrena clarkella

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Clark'S Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Boraginaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Alkanna	Andrena
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Andrena clarkella

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Clark'S Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bad-smelling Alkanet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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).

Bad-smelling Alkanet

The Bad-smelling Alkanet (Alkanna maleolens) is a species in the genus Alkanna. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.