Clark'S Mining Bee vs painted ray

Andrena clarkella compared with Raja microocellata

Key Differences

• Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while painted ray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	painted ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Andrenidae	Rajidae
Genus	Andrena	Raja
Species	Andrena clarkella	Raja microocellata

Evolutionary Relationship

Clark'S Mining Bee and painted ray share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

painted ray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	painted ray
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).

painted ray

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark