Arctic grass vs Box-heades Furrow Bee

Arctagrostis latifolia compared with Halictus maculatus

Key Differences

• Arctic grass is Near Threatened while Box-heades Furrow Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic grass	Box-heades Furrow Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Halictidae
Genus	Arctagrostis	Halictus
Species	Arctagrostis latifolia	Halictus maculatus

Conservation Status

Arctic grass

NT — Near Threatened

Box-heades Furrow Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic grass	Box-heades Furrow Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Box-heades Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Sweden.

Arctic grass

The Arctic grass (Arctagrostis latifolia) is a species in the genus Arctagrostis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Box-heades Furrow Bee

The Box-heades furrow bee (Halictus maculatus) is a species in the genus Halictus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. It is found in Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden