Clark'S Mining Bee vs Sparaxis

Andrena clarkella compared with Sparaxis grandiflora

Key Differences

Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Sparaxis is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Sparaxis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Andrenidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Andrena	Sparaxis
Species	Andrena clarkella	Sparaxis grandiflora

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Sparaxis

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Sparaxis
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).

Sparaxis

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, United Kingdom, and United States.

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.