Clark'S Mining Bee vs Orange Knight

Andrena clarkella compared with Tricholoma aurantium

Key Differences

  • Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Orange Knight is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Clark'S Mining Bee Orange Knight
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 Tricholomataceae
Genus Andrena Tricholoma
Species Andrena clarkella Tricholoma aurantium

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Orange Knight

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Clark'S Mining Bee Orange Knight
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).

Orange Knight

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Orange Knight

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia