Alfken's Mini-miner vs Pigeon bundleflower

Andrena alfkenella compared with Desmanthus pernambucanus

Key Differences

• Alfken's Mini-miner is Near Threatened while Pigeon bundleflower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfken's Mini-miner	Pigeon bundleflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Andrena	Desmanthus
Species	Andrena alfkenella	Desmanthus pernambucanus

Conservation Status

Alfken's Mini-miner

NT — Near Threatened

Pigeon bundleflower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfken's Mini-miner	Pigeon bundleflower
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.

Pigeon bundleflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Timor-Leste), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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.