Alfken's Mini-miner vs Tormentil Mining Bee

Andrena alfkenella compared with Andrena tarsata

Key Differences

• Alfken's Mini-miner is Near Threatened while Tormentil Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfken's Mini-miner	Tormentil Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family same	Andrenidae	Andrenidae
Genus same	Andrena	Andrena
Species	Andrena alfkenella	Andrena tarsata

Evolutionary Relationship

Alfken's Mini-miner and Tormentil Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Andrena.

Conservation Status

Alfken's Mini-miner

NT — Near Threatened

Tormentil Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfken's Mini-miner	Tormentil Mining Bee
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.

Tormentil Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden