Brittle Bladderfern vs Clark'S Mining Bee

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Andrena clarkella

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Clark'S Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Andrena
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Andrena clarkella

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Clark'S Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brittle Bladderfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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).

Brittle Bladderfern

The Brittle Bladderfern (Cystopteris tenuis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States