Alfken's Mini-miner vs Barn Fern

Andrena alfkenella compared with Asplenium haughtonii

Key Differences

• Alfken's Mini-miner is Near Threatened while Barn Fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfken's Mini-miner	Barn Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Aspleniaceae
Genus	Andrena	Asplenium
Species	Andrena alfkenella	Asplenium haughtonii

Conservation Status

Alfken's Mini-miner

NT — Near Threatened

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfken's Mini-miner	Barn Fern
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.

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

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.

Barn Fern

The Barn Fern (Asplenium haughtonii) is a species in the genus Asplenium. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.