Clark'S Mining Bee vs German Wasp

Andrena clarkella compared with Vespula germanica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	German Wasp
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Andrenidae	Vespidae
Genus	Andrena	Vespula
Species	Andrena clarkella	Vespula germanica

Evolutionary Relationship

Clark'S Mining Bee and German Wasp share a common ancestor at the Order level: Hymenoptera. (Ants, Bees & Wasps)

View Order: Hymenoptera

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

German Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	German Wasp
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).

German Wasp

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile).

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.