Bracken vs Clark'S Mining Bee

Pteridium aquilinum compared with Andrena clarkella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bracken Clark'S Mining Bee
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Tracheophyta Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida) Insecta (Insects)
Order Polypodiales (Polypodiales) Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family Dennstaedtiaceae Andrenidae
Genus Pteridium Andrena
Species Pteridium aquilinum Andrena clarkella

Conservation Status

Bracken

LC — Least Concern

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bracken Clark'S Mining Bee
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bracken

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Iran, Turkey), Europe (6 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

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).

Bracken

The Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) is a species in the genus Pteridium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Ne

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.

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