Alfken's Mini-miner vs crested arrowhead

Andrena alfkenella compared with Sagittaria cristata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfken's Mini-miner	crested arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Andrenidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Andrena	Sagittaria
Species	Andrena alfkenella	Sagittaria cristata

Conservation Status

Alfken's Mini-miner

NT — Near Threatened

crested arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfken's Mini-miner	crested arrowhead
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.

crested arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.