Clark'S Mining Bee vs feather cactus

Andrena clarkella compared with Mammillaria plumosa

Key Differences

• Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while feather cactus is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	feather cactus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Andrenidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Andrena	Mammillaria
Species	Andrena clarkella	Mammillaria plumosa

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

feather cactus

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	feather cactus
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).

feather cactus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Taiwan. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.