Clark'S Mining Bee vs Weedy Frillwort

Andrena clarkella compared with Fossombronia incurva

Key Differences

• Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Weedy Frillwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Weedy Frillwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fossombroniales (Fossombroniales)
Family	Andrenidae	Fossombroniaceae
Genus	Andrena	Fossombronia
Species	Andrena clarkella	Fossombronia incurva

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Weedy Frillwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Weedy Frillwort
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).

Weedy Frillwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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