Clark'S Mining Bee vs Fragrant Bedstraw

Andrena clarkella compared with Galium triflorum

Key Differences

Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Fragrant Bedstraw is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Fragrant Bedstraw
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Andrenidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Galium
Species	Andrena clarkella	Galium triflorum

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Fragrant Bedstraw

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Fragrant Bedstraw
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).

Fragrant Bedstraw

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.