Alfken's Mini-miner vs winged prickly-ash

Andrena alfkenella compared with Zanthoxylum armatum

Key Differences

• Alfken's Mini-miner is Near Threatened while winged prickly-ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfken's Mini-miner	winged prickly-ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Andrenidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Andrena	Zanthoxylum
Species	Andrena alfkenella	Zanthoxylum armatum

Conservation Status

Alfken's Mini-miner

NT — Near Threatened

winged prickly-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfken's Mini-miner	winged prickly-ash
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.

winged prickly-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Italy and Taiwan.

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.