Brown oak slender vs Mud Dauber

Acrocercops brongniardella compared with Sceliphron caementarium

Key Differences

• Brown oak slender is Least Concern while Mud Dauber is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown oak slender	Mud Dauber
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Gracillariidae	Sphecidae
Genus	Acrocercops	Sceliphron
Species	Acrocercops brongniardella	Sceliphron caementarium

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown oak slender and Mud Dauber share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown oak slender

LC — Least Concern

Mud Dauber

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown oak slender	Mud Dauber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown oak slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

Mud Dauber

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), and North America (United States).

Brown oak slender

The Brown Oak Slender (Acrocercops brongniardella) is a species in the genus Acrocercops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇴 Norway 🇪🇸 Spain