Clark'S Mining Bee vs Wild Sage

Andrena clarkella compared with Salvia taraxacifolia

Key Differences

• Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Wild Sage is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Wild Sage
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Salvia
Species	Andrena clarkella	Salvia taraxacifolia

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Wild Sage

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Wild Sage
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).

Wild Sage

Habitat

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

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.