Clark'S Mining Bee vs Downy Truffle

Andrena clarkella compared with Tuber puberulum

Key Differences

Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Downy Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Downy Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Andrenidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Andrena	Tuber
Species	Andrena clarkella	Tuber puberulum

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Downy Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Downy Truffle
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).

Downy Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.