Alfken's Mini-miner vs Floating Fern

Andrena alfkenella compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

Alfken's Mini-miner is Near Threatened while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfken's Mini-miner	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Andrenidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Andrena	Salvinia
Species	Andrena alfkenella	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Alfken's Mini-miner

NT — Near Threatened

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfken's Mini-miner	Floating Fern
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 Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.