Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs dooryard sowbug

Andrena humilis compared with Porcellio laevis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while dooryard sowbug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Andrenidae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Andrena	Porcellio
Species	Andrena humilis	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and dooryard sowbug share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	dooryard sowbug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

The Buff-Tailed Mining Bee (Andrena humilis) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden