Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs forest cockroach

Andrena humilis compared with Ectobius sylvestris

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while forest cockroach is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	forest cockroach
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Blattodea (Blattodea)
Family	Andrenidae	Ectobiidae
Genus	Andrena	Ectobius
Species	Andrena humilis	Ectobius sylvestris

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and forest cockroach share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

forest cockroach

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	forest cockroach
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.

forest cockroach

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, and United States.

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden