Ashy Furrow Bee vs Beardgrass

Lasioglossum sexnotatum compared with Andropogon chevalieri

Key Differences

• Ashy Furrow Bee is Extinct while Beardgrass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashy Furrow Bee	Beardgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Halictidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Lasioglossum	Andropogon
Species	Lasioglossum sexnotatum	Andropogon chevalieri

Conservation Status

Ashy Furrow Bee

EX — Extinct

Beardgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashy Furrow Bee	Beardgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashy Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Luxembourg.

Beardgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

Ashy Furrow Bee

Ashy furrow bee (Lasioglossum sexnotatum) is a species in the genus Lasioglossum. It is classified as Extinct by the IUCN. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Beardgrass

The Beardgrass (Andropogon chevalieri) is a species in the genus Andropogon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.