Alfken's Mini-miner vs southern elder

Andrena alfkenella compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Alfken's Mini-miner is Near Threatened while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfken's Mini-miner	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Andrenidae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Andrena	Sambucus
Species	Andrena alfkenella	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Alfken's Mini-miner

NT — Near Threatened

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfken's Mini-miner	southern elder
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.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.