Alfken's Mini-miner vs Floating Bladderwort

Andrena alfkenella compared with Utricularia radiata

Key Differences

• Alfken's Mini-miner is Near Threatened while Floating Bladderwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfken's Mini-miner	Floating Bladderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Lentibulariaceae
Genus	Andrena	Utricularia
Species	Andrena alfkenella	Utricularia radiata

Conservation Status

Alfken's Mini-miner

NT — Near Threatened

Floating Bladderwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfken's Mini-miner	Floating Bladderwort
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.

Floating Bladderwort

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.