Clark'S Mining Bee vs leatherleaf sedge

Andrena clarkella compared with Carex buchananii

Key Differences

Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while leatherleaf sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	leatherleaf sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Andrenidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Andrena	Carex
Species	Andrena clarkella	Carex buchananii

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

leatherleaf sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	leatherleaf sedge
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).

leatherleaf sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Ireland, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.