Alfken's Mini-miner vs false pepperwort

Andrena alfkenella compared with Marsilea crenata

Key Differences

• Alfken's Mini-miner is Near Threatened while false pepperwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfken's Mini-miner	false pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Andrenidae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Andrena	Marsilea
Species	Andrena alfkenella	Marsilea crenata

Conservation Status

Alfken's Mini-miner

NT — Near Threatened

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfken's Mini-miner	false pepperwort
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.

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

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.