Bloomed Furrow Bee vs Castor

Lasioglossum albipes compared with Ricinus communis

Key Differences

Bloomed Furrow Bee is Least Concern while Castor is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bloomed Furrow Bee	Castor
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Halictidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Lasioglossum	Ricinus
Species	Lasioglossum albipes	Ricinus communis

Conservation Status

Bloomed Furrow Bee

LC — Least Concern

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bloomed Furrow Bee	Castor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bloomed Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Castor

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (33 countries), Asia (26 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (12 countries).

Bloomed Furrow Bee

The Bloomed Furrow Bee (Lasioglossum albipes) 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.

Castor

The Castor (Ricinus communis) is a species in the genus Ricinus. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and hi