Clark'S Mining Bee vs St. James' shell

Andrena clarkella compared with Pecten maximus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	St. James' shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Pectinida (Pectinida)
Family	Andrenidae	Pectinidae
Genus	Andrena	Pecten
Species	Andrena clarkella	Pecten maximus

Evolutionary Relationship

Clark'S Mining Bee and St. James' shell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

St. James' shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	St. James' shell
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).

St. James' shell

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China), Europe (8 countries), and South America (Chile).

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.

St. James' shell

St. James' shell (Pecten maximus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden