Alfken's Mini-miner vs Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Andrena alfkenella compared with Nymphoides cordata

Key Differences

• Alfken's Mini-miner is Near Threatened while Eight-Angled Floatingheart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfken's Mini-miner	Eight-Angled Floatingheart
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Andrenidae	Menyanthaceae
Genus	Andrena	Nymphoides
Species	Andrena alfkenella	Nymphoides cordata

Conservation Status

Alfken's Mini-miner

NT — Near Threatened

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfken's Mini-miner	Eight-Angled Floatingheart
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.

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.