Clark'S Mining Bee vs Yellow Dodder

Andrena clarkella compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

  • Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Clark'S Mining Bee Yellow Dodder
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps) Solanales (Solanales)
Family Andrenidae Convolvulaceae
Genus Andrena Cuscuta
Species Andrena clarkella Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Clark'S Mining Bee Yellow Dodder
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).

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

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.

Yellow Dodder

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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