Clark'S Mining Bee vs

Andrena clarkella compared with Nitzschia angularis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)
Family	Andrenidae	Bacillariaceae
Genus	Andrena	Nitzschia
Species	Andrena clarkella	Nitzschia angularis

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee
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).

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.

Nitzschia angularis is an elongated, pennate freshwater diatom with angular poles and a distinctive raphe positioned along the keel of the frustule. It inhabits eutrophic to mesotrophic freshwater environments including rivers, ponds, and nutrient-enriched lakes. This photosynthetic diatom is associated with moderately enriched freshwater conditions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden