Clark'S Mining Bee vs Duck Flea

Andrena clarkella compared with Ceratophyllus garei

Key Differences

• Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Duck Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Duck Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Andrenidae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Andrena	Ceratophyllus
Species	Andrena clarkella	Ceratophyllus garei

Evolutionary Relationship

Clark'S Mining Bee and Duck Flea share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Duck Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Duck Flea
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).

Duck Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden