Clark'S Mining Bee vs fishhook pincushion cactus

Andrena clarkella compared with Mammillaria glochidiata

Key Differences

• Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while fishhook pincushion cactus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	fishhook pincushion 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 glochidiata

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

fishhook pincushion cactus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	fishhook pincushion 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).

fishhook pincushion cactus

Habitat

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

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.