Clark'S Mining Bee vs Maui's paddle

Andrena clarkella compared with Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Key Differences

• Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Maui's paddle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Maui's paddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Andrena	Elaphoglossum
Species	Andrena clarkella	Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Maui's paddle
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).

Maui's paddle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.