Clark'S Mining Bee vs Potato Blight

Andrena clarkella compared with Phytophthora infestans

Key Differences

• Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Potato Blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Potato Blight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Oomycota (Oomycetes)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Peronosporales (Peronosporales)
Family	Andrenidae	Peronosporaceae
Genus	Andrena	Phytophthora
Species	Andrena clarkella	Phytophthora infestans

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Potato Blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Potato Blight
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).

Potato Blight

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil).

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 5 countries:

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