Clark'S Mining Bee vs McGregor Pincushion

Andrena clarkella compared with Leucospermum harpagonatum

Key Differences

• Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while McGregor Pincushion is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	McGregor Pincushion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Andrenidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Andrena	Leucospermum
Species	Andrena clarkella	Leucospermum harpagonatum

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

McGregor Pincushion

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	McGregor Pincushion
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).

McGregor Pincushion

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.