Alfken's Mini-miner vs summer pheasants-eye

Andrena alfkenella compared with Adonis aestivalis

Key Differences

Alfken's Mini-miner is Near Threatened while summer pheasants-eye is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfken's Mini-miner	summer pheasants-eye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Andrenidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Andrena	Adonis
Species	Andrena alfkenella	Adonis aestivalis

Conservation Status

Alfken's Mini-miner

NT — Near Threatened

summer pheasants-eye

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfken's Mini-miner	summer pheasants-eye
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.

summer pheasants-eye

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (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.