Clark'S Mining Bee vs Fescue

Andrena clarkella compared with Festuca xenophontis

Key Differences

• Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Fescue is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Fescue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Andrenidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Andrena	Festuca
Species	Andrena clarkella	Festuca xenophontis

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Fescue

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Fescue
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).

Fescue

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.