Bird's Eye vs Confusing Furrow Bee

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Halictus confusus

Key Differences

  • Bird's Eye is Least Concern while Confusing Furrow Bee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bird's Eye Confusing Furrow Bee
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family Sapindaceae Halictidae
Genus Alectryon Halictus
Species Alectryon subcinereus Halictus confusus

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Confusing Furrow Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bird's Eye Confusing Furrow Bee
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Confusing Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Confusing Furrow Bee

No description available.

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