Clark'S Mining Bee vs Fen Puffball

Andrena clarkella compared with Bovista paludosa

Key Differences

Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Fen Puffball is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Fen Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Andrenidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Andrena	Bovista
Species	Andrena clarkella	Bovista paludosa

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Fen Puffball

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Fen Puffball
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).

Fen Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. 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.