Chinese gall vs Clark'S Mining Bee

Rhus chinensis compared with Andrena clarkella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese gall	Clark'S Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Anacardiaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Rhus	Andrena
Species	Rhus chinensis	Andrena clarkella

Conservation Status

Chinese gall

LC — Least Concern

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese gall	Clark'S Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese gall

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Italy and Taiwan.

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).

Chinese gall

The Chinese Gall (Rhus chinensis) is a species in the genus Rhus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Italy and Taiwan.

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.