Clark'S Mining Bee vs Dwarf Mountain Pine

Andrena clarkella compared with Pherosphaera fitzgeraldii

Key Differences

• Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Dwarf Mountain Pine is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Dwarf Mountain Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Andrena	Pherosphaera
Species	Andrena clarkella	Pherosphaera fitzgeraldii

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Mountain Pine

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Dwarf Mountain Pine
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).

Dwarf Mountain Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.