Alfken's Mini-miner vs Fourspike heliotrope

Andrena alfkenella compared with Euploca procumbens

Key Differences

• Alfken's Mini-miner is Near Threatened while Fourspike heliotrope is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfken's Mini-miner	Fourspike heliotrope
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Andrenidae	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Euploca
Species	Andrena alfkenella	Euploca procumbens

Conservation Status

Alfken's Mini-miner

NT — Near Threatened

Fourspike heliotrope

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfken's Mini-miner	Fourspike heliotrope
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.

Fourspike heliotrope

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Cuba, Micronesia, Solomon Islands, 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.