Alfken's Mini-miner vs thick emarginula

Andrena alfkenella compared with Emarginula crassa

Key Differences

• Alfken's Mini-miner is Near Threatened while thick emarginula is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfken's Mini-miner	thick emarginula
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family	Andrenidae	Fissurellidae
Genus	Andrena	Emarginula
Species	Andrena alfkenella	Emarginula crassa

Evolutionary Relationship

Alfken's Mini-miner and thick emarginula share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alfken's Mini-miner

NT — Near Threatened

thick emarginula

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfken's Mini-miner	thick emarginula
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.

thick emarginula

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Africa (Mauritania) and Europe (5 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden