Ashy Furrow Bee vs Belly-shaped Hard Grass

Lasioglossum sexnotatum compared with Aegilops ventricosa

Key Differences

• Ashy Furrow Bee is Extinct while Belly-shaped Hard Grass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashy Furrow Bee	Belly-shaped Hard Grass
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	Aegilops
Species	Lasioglossum sexnotatum	Aegilops ventricosa

Conservation Status

Ashy Furrow Bee

EX — Extinct

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashy Furrow Bee	Belly-shaped Hard Grass
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.

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

The Belly-shaped Hard Grass (Aegilops ventricosa) is a species in the genus Aegilops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium