Clark'S Mining Bee vs Fingered Candlesnuff

Andrena clarkella compared with Xylaria digitata

Key Differences

Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Fingered Candlesnuff is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Fingered Candlesnuff
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Andrenidae	Xylariaceae
Genus	Andrena	Xylaria
Species	Andrena clarkella	Xylaria digitata

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Fingered Candlesnuff

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Fingered Candlesnuff
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).

Fingered Candlesnuff

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

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.