Clark'S Mining Bee vs Elliptic Shineleaf

Andrena clarkella compared with Pyrola elliptica

Key Differences

Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Elliptic Shineleaf is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Elliptic Shineleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Andrenidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Andrena	Pyrola
Species	Andrena clarkella	Pyrola elliptica

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Elliptic Shineleaf

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Elliptic Shineleaf
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).

Elliptic Shineleaf

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.