Banded Sweat Bee vs Blind Small-eared Shrew

Lasioglossum zonulum compared with Cryptotis niausa

Key Differences

• Banded Sweat Bee is Least Concern while Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Sweat Bee	Blind Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Halictidae	Soricidae
Genus	Lasioglossum	Cryptotis
Species	Lasioglossum zonulum	Cryptotis niausa

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded Sweat Bee and Blind Small-eared Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Banded Sweat Bee

LC — Least Concern

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Sweat Bee	Blind Small-eared Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Sweat Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Blind Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Banded Sweat Bee

The Banded Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum zonulum) is a species in the genus Lasioglossum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Blind Small-eared Shrew

The Blind Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis niausa) is a species in the genus Cryptotis. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.