Clark'S Mining Bee vs Mite

Andrena clarkella compared with Tyrophagus putrescentiae

Key Differences

• Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Mite is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Mite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Sarcoptiformes (Sarcoptiformes)
Family	Andrenidae	Acaridae
Genus	Andrena	Tyrophagus
Species	Andrena clarkella	Tyrophagus putrescentiae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Mite
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).

Mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Mongolia, Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States