Castor vs Sharp-collared Furrow Bee

Ricinus communis compared with Lasioglossum malachurum

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Sharp-collared Furrow Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Sharp-collared Furrow Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Sharp-collared Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Portugal.

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇵🇹 Portugal