Alectryon vs Orange-Legged Furrow Bee

Alectryon tropicus compared with Halictus rubicundus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Orange-Legged Furrow Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Sapindaceae	Halictidae
Genus	Alectryon	Halictus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Halictus rubicundus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Orange-Legged Furrow Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Orange-Legged Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.