Box-heades Furrow Bee vs Candelnut

Halictus maculatus compared with Aleurites rockinghamensis

Key Differences

• Box-heades Furrow Bee is Not Evaluated while Candelnut is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box-heades Furrow Bee	Candelnut
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	Halictus	Aleurites
Species	Halictus maculatus	Aleurites rockinghamensis

Conservation Status

Box-heades Furrow Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box-heades Furrow Bee	Candelnut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Box-heades Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Sweden.

Candelnut

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.

Box-heades Furrow Bee

The Box-heades furrow bee (Halictus maculatus) is a species in the genus Halictus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. It is found in Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg and Sweden.

Candelnut

The Candelnut (Aleurites rockinghamensis) is a species in the genus Aleurites. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.