Alfken's Mini-miner vs Flowering Currant

Andrena alfkenella compared with Ribes sanguineum

Key Differences

Alfken's Mini-miner is Near Threatened while Flowering Currant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfken's Mini-miner	Flowering Currant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Andrenidae	Grossulariaceae
Genus	Andrena	Ribes
Species	Andrena alfkenella	Ribes sanguineum

Conservation Status

Alfken's Mini-miner

NT — Near Threatened

Flowering Currant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfken's Mini-miner	Flowering Currant
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.

Flowering Currant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.