Clark'S Mining Bee vs Crested Oval Sedge

Andrena clarkella compared with Carex cristatella

Key Differences

• Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Crested Oval Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Andrenidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Andrena	Carex
Species	Andrena clarkella	Carex cristatella

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Crested Oval Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Crested Oval Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States