Clark'S Mining Bee vs Sea Lettuce

Andrena clarkella compared with Ulva lactuca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Sea Lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Andrenidae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Andrena	Ulva
Species	Andrena clarkella	Ulva lactuca

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Sea Lettuce

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Sea Lettuce
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).

Sea Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Lebanon, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (4 countries), North America (Mexico), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (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.