Blue Ground Beetle vs Clark'S Mining Bee

Carabus intricatus compared with Andrena clarkella

Key Differences

• Blue Ground Beetle is Extinct while Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Ground Beetle	Clark'S Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Carabidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Carabus	Andrena
Species	Carabus intricatus	Andrena clarkella

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue Ground Beetle and Clark'S Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Blue Ground Beetle

EX — Extinct

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Ground Beetle	Clark'S Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Ground Beetle

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).

Blue Ground Beetle

The Blue Ground Beetle (Carabus intricatus) is a species in the genus Carabus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. 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