Clark'S Mining Bee vs Mountain Waxcap

Andrena clarkella compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Mountain Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Andrenidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Andrena	Hygrocybe
Species	Andrena clarkella	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Mountain Waxcap
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 Waxcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.