Alder Wrinkle vs Alfken's Mini-miner

Taphrina tosquinetii compared with Andrena alfkenella

Key Differences

• Alder Wrinkle is Least Concern while Alfken's Mini-miner is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Wrinkle	Alfken's Mini-miner
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Ascomycota (자낭균류)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class	Taphrinomycetes (외자낭균목)	Insecta (곤충)
Order	Taphrinales (Taphrinales)	Hymenoptera (벌목)
Family	Taphrinaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Taphrina	Andrena
Species	Taphrina tosquinetii	Andrena alfkenella

Conservation Status

Alder Wrinkle

LC — Least Concern

Alfken's Mini-miner

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Wrinkle	Alfken's Mini-miner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder Wrinkle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Alder Wrinkle

The Alder Wrinkle (Taphrina tosquinetii) is a species in the genus Taphrina. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden