Clark'S Mining Bee vs Silkbay

Andrena clarkella compared with Persea humilis

Key Differences

• Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Silkbay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Silkbay
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Andrenidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Andrena	Persea
Species	Andrena clarkella	Persea humilis

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Silkbay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Silkbay
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).

Silkbay

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.