Clark'S Mining Bee vs

Andrena clarkella compared with Stephanoeca kentii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Choanozoa (Choanozoa)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Choanoflagellatea (Choanoflagellatea)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Choanoflagellida (Choanoflagellida)
Family	Andrenidae	Acanthoecidae
Genus	Andrena	Stephanoeca
Species	Andrena clarkella	Stephanoeca kentii

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining 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).

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.

Stephanoeca kentii is a loricate choanoflagellate, a marine unicellular organism that constructs a delicate basket-like structure (lorica) of siliceous strips surrounding its cell. It inhabits coastal and oceanic waters where it feeds on picoplankton bacteria. Choanoflagellates like this species are of scientific interest as the closest living unicellular relatives of animals.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden