Box-heades Furrow Bee vs Ornate Flying Fox

Halictus maculatus compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Box-heades Furrow Bee is Not Evaluated while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box-heades Furrow Bee	Ornate Flying Fox
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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Halictus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Halictus maculatus	Pteropus ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Box-heades Furrow Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box-heades Furrow Bee	Ornate Flying Fox
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.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.