Clark'S Mining Bee vs flax dodder

Andrena clarkella compared with Cuscuta epilinum

Key Differences

• Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while flax dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	flax dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Hymenoptera (แตน)	Solanales (อันดับมะเขือ)
Family	Andrenidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Andrena	Cuscuta
Species	Andrena clarkella	Cuscuta epilinum

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	flax 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).

flax dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States