Clark'S Mining Bee vs Mediterranean pepperweed

Andrena clarkella compared with Lepidium hirtum

Key Differences

Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Mediterranean pepperweed is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Mediterranean pepperweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Andrenidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Andrena	Lepidium
Species	Andrena clarkella	Lepidium hirtum

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Mediterranean pepperweed

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Mediterranean pepperweed
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).

Mediterranean pepperweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium 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.