Clark'S Mining Bee vs Purpleberry Cotoneaster

Andrena clarkella compared with Cotoneaster affinis

Key Differences

Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Purpleberry Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Purpleberry Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Andrena	Cotoneaster
Species	Andrena clarkella	Cotoneaster affinis

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Purpleberry Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Purpleberry Cotoneaster
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).

Purpleberry Cotoneaster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.