Clark'S Mining Bee vs Water Chickweed

Andrena clarkella compared with Stellaria aquatica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Water Chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Andrenidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Andrena	Stellaria
Species	Andrena clarkella	Stellaria aquatica

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Water Chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Water Chickweed
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).

Water Chickweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Taiwan, 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.