Clark'S Mining Bee vs Pleated Pluteus

Andrena clarkella compared with Pluteus longistriatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Pleated Pluteus
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	Pluteaceae
Genus	Andrena	Pluteus
Species	Andrena clarkella	Pluteus longistriatus

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Pleated Pluteus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Pleated Pluteus
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).

Pleated Pluteus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, and United States.

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.