bastard toadflax vs Clark'S Mining Bee

Thesium humifusum compared with Andrena clarkella

Key Differences

• bastard toadflax is Near Threatened while Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard toadflax	Clark'S Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Santalales (Santalales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Thesiaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Thesium	Andrena
Species	Thesium humifusum	Andrena clarkella

Conservation Status

bastard toadflax

NT — Near Threatened

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard toadflax	Clark'S Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bastard toadflax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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).

bastard toadflax

The Bastard toadflax (Thesium humifusum) is a species in the genus Thesium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium