Box-heades Furrow Bee vs Lesser Noctule

Halictus maculatus compared with Nyctalus leisleri

Key Differences

• Box-heades Furrow Bee is Not Evaluated while Lesser Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box-heades Furrow Bee	Lesser Noctule
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Halictidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Halictus	Nyctalus
Species	Halictus maculatus	Nyctalus leisleri

Evolutionary Relationship

Box-heades Furrow Bee and Lesser Noctule share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Box-heades Furrow Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box-heades Furrow Bee	Lesser Noctule
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.

Lesser Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Sweden, and Ukraine. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇸🇪 Sweden