Clark'S Mining Bee vs Marsh Valerian

Andrena clarkella compared with Valeriana sitchensis

Key Differences

Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Marsh Valerian is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Marsh Valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Andrenidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Andrena	Valeriana
Species	Andrena clarkella	Valeriana sitchensis

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Valerian

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Marsh Valerian
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).

Marsh Valerian

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

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.