Bare-saddled Blood Bee vs Furry-bellied Blood Bee

Sphecodes ephippius compared with Sphecodes hyalinatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-saddled Blood Bee	Furry-bellied Blood Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family same	Halictidae	Halictidae
Genus same	Sphecodes	Sphecodes
Species	Sphecodes ephippius	Sphecodes hyalinatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bare-saddled Blood Bee and Furry-bellied Blood Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sphecodes.

View Genus: Sphecodes

Conservation Status

Bare-saddled Blood Bee

LC — Least Concern

Furry-bellied Blood Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-saddled Blood Bee	Furry-bellied Blood Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-saddled Blood Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Furry-bellied Blood Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Bare-saddled Blood Bee

The Bare-saddled Blood Bee (Sphecodes ephippius) is a species in the genus Sphecodes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.