Clark'S Mining Bee vs Raya vela

Andrena clarkella compared with Rajella lintea

Key Differences

• Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Raya vela is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Raya vela
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Andrenidae	Rajidae
Genus	Andrena	Rajella
Species	Andrena clarkella	Rajella lintea

Evolutionary Relationship

Clark'S Mining Bee and Raya vela share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Raya vela

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Raya vela
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).

Raya vela

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden