Clark'S Mining Bee vs flax dodder

Andrena clarkella compared with Cuscuta epilinum

Key Differences

  • Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while flax dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Clark'S Mining Bee flax dodder
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps) Solanales (Solanales)
Family Andrenidae Convolvulaceae
Genus Andrena Cuscuta
Species Andrena clarkella Cuscuta epilinum

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Clark'S Mining Bee flax dodder
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).

flax dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.

flax dodder

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia