Alfken's Mini-miner vs arrowroot

Andrena alfkenella compared with Thalia geniculata

Key Differences

• Alfken's Mini-miner is Near Threatened while arrowroot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfken's Mini-miner	arrowroot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Salpida (Salpida)
Family	Andrenidae	Salpidae
Genus	Andrena	Thalia
Species	Andrena alfkenella	Thalia geniculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Alfken's Mini-miner and arrowroot share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alfken's Mini-miner

NT — Near Threatened

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfken's Mini-miner	arrowroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic 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.

arrowroot

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.