Alfken's Mini-miner vs bog-asphodel

Andrena alfkenella compared with Narthecium americanum

Key Differences

• Alfken's Mini-miner is Near Threatened while bog-asphodel is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfken's Mini-miner	bog-asphodel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Andrenidae	Nartheciaceae
Genus	Andrena	Narthecium
Species	Andrena alfkenella	Narthecium americanum

Conservation Status

Alfken's Mini-miner

NT — Near Threatened

bog-asphodel

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfken's Mini-miner	bog-asphodel
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.

bog-asphodel

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.

bog-asphodel

The bog-asphodel (Narthecium americanum) is a species in the genus Narthecium. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List.