Clark'S Mining Bee vs Yellow False Truffle

Andrena clarkella compared with Rhizopogon luteolus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Yellow False Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Andrenidae	Rhizopogonaceae
Genus	Andrena	Rhizopogon
Species	Andrena clarkella	Rhizopogon luteolus

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Yellow False Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Yellow False Truffle
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 False Truffle

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Norway, and Sweden.

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.