Clark'S Mining Bee vs Fingered Rush

Andrena clarkella compared with Juncus subsecundus

Key Differences

Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Fingered Rush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Fingered Rush
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	Juncaceae
Genus	Andrena	Juncus
Species	Andrena clarkella	Juncus subsecundus

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Fingered Rush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Fingered Rush
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).

Fingered Rush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.