Clark'S Mining Bee vs Mexican Flameknee

Andrena clarkella compared with Brachypelma auratum

Key Differences

• Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Mexican Flameknee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Mexican Flameknee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Andrenidae	Theraphosidae
Genus	Andrena	Brachypelma
Species	Andrena clarkella	Brachypelma auratum

Evolutionary Relationship

Clark'S Mining Bee and Mexican Flameknee share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Flameknee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Mexican Flameknee
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).

Mexican Flameknee

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

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.