Clark'S Mining Bee vs Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass

Andrena clarkella compared with Draba oxycarpa

Key Differences

• Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Andrenidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Andrena	Draba
Species	Andrena clarkella	Draba oxycarpa

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass
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).

Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass

Habitat

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

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.