Alfken's Mini-miner vs five-leaf crotalaria

Andrena alfkenella compared with Crotalaria quinquefolia

Key Differences

• Alfken's Mini-miner is Near Threatened while five-leaf crotalaria is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfken's Mini-miner	five-leaf crotalaria
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Andrena	Crotalaria
Species	Andrena alfkenella	Crotalaria quinquefolia

Conservation Status

Alfken's Mini-miner

NT — Near Threatened

five-leaf crotalaria

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfken's Mini-miner	five-leaf crotalaria
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.

five-leaf crotalaria

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Singapore), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Guyana).

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.