Clark'S Mining Bee vs Flat grain beetle

Andrena clarkella compared with Cryptolestes pusillus

Key Differences

• Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Flat grain beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Flat grain beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Andrenidae	Laemophloeidae
Genus	Andrena	Cryptolestes
Species	Andrena clarkella	Cryptolestes pusillus

Evolutionary Relationship

Clark'S Mining Bee and Flat grain beetle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Flat grain beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Flat grain beetle
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).

Flat grain beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Venezuela).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States