Clark'S Mining Bee vs Ponytail Palm

Andrena clarkella compared with Beaucarnea gracilis

Key Differences

• Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Ponytail Palm is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Ponytail Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Andrenidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Andrena	Beaucarnea
Species	Andrena clarkella	Beaucarnea gracilis

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Ponytail Palm

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Ponytail Palm
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).

Ponytail Palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.