Clark'S Mining Bee vs Leafless Ballart

Andrena clarkella compared with Exocarpos aphyllus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Leafless Ballart
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Santalales (Santalales)
Family	Andrenidae	Santalaceae
Genus	Andrena	Exocarpos
Species	Andrena clarkella	Exocarpos aphyllus

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Leafless Ballart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Leafless Ballart
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).

Leafless Ballart

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.