Alfken's Mini-miner vs trailing tormentil

Andrena alfkenella compared with Potentilla anglica

Key Differences

Alfken's Mini-miner is Near Threatened while trailing tormentil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfken's Mini-miner	trailing tormentil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Andrena	Potentilla
Species	Andrena alfkenella	Potentilla anglica

Conservation Status

Alfken's Mini-miner

NT — Near Threatened

trailing tormentil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfken's Mini-miner	trailing tormentil
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.

trailing tormentil

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.