Clark'S Mining Bee vs Western Gorse

Andrena clarkella compared with Ulex gallii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Western Gorse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Andrena	Ulex
Species	Andrena clarkella	Ulex gallii

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Western Gorse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Western Gorse
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).

Western Gorse

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.