Clark'S Mining Bee vs Irish Pouncewort

Andrena clarkella compared with Lejeunea hibernica

Key Differences

Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Irish Pouncewort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Irish Pouncewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Andrenidae	Lejeuneaceae
Genus	Andrena	Lejeunea
Species	Andrena clarkella	Lejeunea hibernica

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Irish Pouncewort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Irish Pouncewort
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).

Irish Pouncewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal. 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.