Alfken's Mini-miner vs sweet tanglehead

Andrena alfkenella compared with Heteropogon melanocarpus

Key Differences

• Alfken's Mini-miner is Near Threatened while sweet tanglehead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfken's Mini-miner	sweet tanglehead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Andrenidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Andrena	Heteropogon
Species	Andrena alfkenella	Heteropogon melanocarpus

Conservation Status

Alfken's Mini-miner

NT — Near Threatened

sweet tanglehead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfken's Mini-miner	sweet tanglehead
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.

sweet tanglehead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Burkina Faso, Colombia, and Guinea.

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.