Adder'S Tongue vs Alfken's Mini-miner

Ophioglossum vulgatum compared with Andrena alfkenella

Key Differences

Adder'S Tongue is Vulnerable while Alfken's Mini-miner is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adder'S Tongue	Alfken's Mini-miner
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Ophioglossum	Andrena
Species	Ophioglossum vulgatum	Andrena alfkenella

Conservation Status

Adder'S Tongue

VU — Vulnerable

Alfken's Mini-miner

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adder'S Tongue	Alfken's Mini-miner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Adder'S Tongue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Alfken's Mini-miner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Adder'S Tongue

The Adder'S Tongue (Ophioglossum vulgatum) is a species in the genus Ophioglossum. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies, found across Belgium, Colombia, Denmark, Norway, and Portugal.

Alfken's Mini-miner

The Alfken's Mini-miner (Andrena alfkenella) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.