Alfken's Mini-miner vs floating crystalwort

Andrena alfkenella compared with Riccia fluitans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfken's Mini-miner	floating crystalwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Ricciaceae
Genus	Andrena	Riccia
Species	Andrena alfkenella	Riccia fluitans

Conservation Status

Alfken's Mini-miner

NT — Near Threatened

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfken's Mini-miner	floating crystalwort
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 crystalwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.