Clark'S Mining Bee vs Silver-sided Nomad Bee

Andrena clarkella compared with Nomada argentata

Key Differences

• Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Silver-sided Nomad Bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Silver-sided Nomad Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Andrenidae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Andrena	Nomada
Species	Andrena clarkella	Nomada argentata

Evolutionary Relationship

Clark'S Mining Bee and Silver-sided Nomad Bee share a common ancestor at the Order level: Hymenoptera. (Ants, Bees & Wasps)

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Silver-sided Nomad Bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Silver-sided Nomad Bee
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).

Silver-sided Nomad Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden