Clark'S Mining Bee vs Variable Chafer

Andrena clarkella compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Variable Chafer
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	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Andrena	Gnorimus
Species	Andrena clarkella	Gnorimus variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Variable Chafer
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).

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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 4 countries:

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