Alfken's Mini-miner vs medium flowered winter-cress

Andrena alfkenella compared with Barbarea intermedia

Key Differences

• Alfken's Mini-miner is Near Threatened while medium flowered winter-cress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfken's Mini-miner	medium flowered winter-cress
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Andrenidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Andrena	Barbarea
Species	Andrena alfkenella	Barbarea intermedia

Conservation Status

Alfken's Mini-miner

NT — Near Threatened

medium flowered winter-cress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfken's Mini-miner	medium flowered winter-cress
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.

medium flowered winter-cress

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (14 countries), 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden