Clark'S Mining Bee vs Cuspidate Earth Moss

Andrena clarkella compared with Tortula acaulon

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Cuspidate Earth Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Pottiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Tortula
Species	Andrena clarkella	Tortula acaulon

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Cuspidate Earth Moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Cuspidate Earth Moss
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).

Cuspidate Earth Moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, 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.