Black Tern vs Clark'S Mining Bee

Chlidonias niger compared with Andrena clarkella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Tern	Clark'S Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Laridae	Andrenidae
Genus	Chlidonias	Andrena
Species	Chlidonias niger	Andrena clarkella

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Tern and Clark'S Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black Tern

LC — Least Concern

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Tern	Clark'S Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Tern

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

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).

Black Tern

Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States