Clark'S Mining Bee vs Dark-Spotted Milkcap

Andrena clarkella compared with Lactarius atroviridis

Key Differences

Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Dark-Spotted Milkcap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Dark-Spotted Milkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Andrenidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Andrena	Lactarius
Species	Andrena clarkella	Lactarius atroviridis

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Dark-Spotted Milkcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Dark-Spotted Milkcap
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).

Dark-Spotted Milkcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.