Clark'S Mining Bee vs mountain thistle

Andrena clarkella compared with Acanthus montanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	mountain thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Andrena	Acanthus
Species	Andrena clarkella	Acanthus montanus

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

mountain thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	mountain thistle
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).

mountain thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.

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.