Clark'S Mining Bee vs smooth spider beetle

Andrena clarkella compared with Gibbium aequinoctiale

Key Differences

• Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while smooth spider beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	smooth spider beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Andrenidae	Ptinidae
Genus	Andrena	Gibbium
Species	Andrena clarkella	Gibbium aequinoctiale

Evolutionary Relationship

Clark'S Mining Bee and smooth spider beetle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

smooth spider beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	smooth spider beetle
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).

smooth spider beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Malta, 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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden