Clark'S Mining Bee vs Plump spider beetle

Andrena clarkella compared with Sphaericus pinguis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Plump spider beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Andrenidae	Ptinidae
Genus	Andrena	Sphaericus
Species	Andrena clarkella	Sphaericus pinguis

Evolutionary Relationship

Clark'S Mining Bee and Plump spider beetle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Plump spider beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Plump spider beetle
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).

Plump spider beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States