brown bear vs Clark'S Mining Bee

Ursus arctos compared with Andrena clarkella

Key Differences

• brown bear is Extinct while Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown bear	Clark'S Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Ursidae (Bears)	Andrenidae
Genus	Ursus (Bears)	Andrena
Species	Ursus arctos	Andrena clarkella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown bear

EX — Extinct

Population: ~200.0K

Trend: Stable →

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown bear	Clark'S Mining Bee
Diet	Omnivore	—
Average Lifespan	25 years	—
Average Length	2.0 m	—
Average Weight	300.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown bear

Habitat

Typically found in a wide range of habitat types.

Range

Found across Europe (6 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).

brown bear

The world's most widely distributed bear species, brown bears range from North America and Europe across Russia to Japan, occupying forests, tundra, and alpine meadows. Adults can weigh up to 700 kg in coastal Alaskan populations. Omnivores that consume berries, roots, fish, and carrion, brown bears are a keystone species that distribute nutrients across landscapes. Most populations are stable, though some subspecies are threatened.

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden