Clark'S Mining Bee vs

Andrena clarkella compared with Pinnularia mesolepta

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)	Naviculales (Naviculales)
Family	Andrenidae	Pinnulariaceae
Genus	Andrena	Pinnularia
Species	Andrena clarkella	Pinnularia mesolepta

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, Portugal, 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.

Pinnularia mesolepta is a freshwater diatom with a boat-shaped, symmetrical siliceous frustule and distinctive raphe canal along the cell axis. It inhabits benthic and epiphytic habitats in oligotrophic to mesotrophic freshwater lakes, streams, and bogs. This photosynthetic diatom forms part of the microbial biofilm community in freshwater habitats.