Clark'S Mining Bee vs Forest Ironplum

Andrena clarkella compared with Drypetes gerrardii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Forest Ironplum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Putranjivaceae
Genus	Andrena	Drypetes
Species	Andrena clarkella	Drypetes gerrardii

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Forest Ironplum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Forest Ironplum
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).

Forest Ironplum

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.