Alfken's Mini-miner vs dwarf buttercup

Andrena alfkenella compared with Ranunculus pygmaeus

Key Differences

Alfken's Mini-miner is Near Threatened while dwarf buttercup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfken's Mini-miner	dwarf buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Andrenidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Andrena	Ranunculus
Species	Andrena alfkenella	Ranunculus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

Alfken's Mini-miner

NT — Near Threatened

dwarf buttercup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfken's Mini-miner	dwarf buttercup
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.

dwarf buttercup

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.