Alfken's Mini-miner vs Pacific Mountain-Ash

Andrena alfkenella compared with Sorbus sitchensis

Key Differences

• Alfken's Mini-miner is Near Threatened while Pacific Mountain-Ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfken's Mini-miner	Pacific Mountain-Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Andrena	Sorbus
Species	Andrena alfkenella	Sorbus sitchensis

Conservation Status

Alfken's Mini-miner

NT — Near Threatened

Pacific Mountain-Ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfken's Mini-miner	Pacific Mountain-Ash
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.

Pacific Mountain-Ash

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.