Confusing Furrow Bee vs Great Fruit-eating Bat

Halictus confusus compared with Artibeus lituratus

Key Differences

• Confusing Furrow Bee is Near Threatened while Great Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Furrow Bee	Great Fruit-eating Bat
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	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Halictus	Artibeus
Species	Halictus confusus	Artibeus lituratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Confusing Furrow Bee and Great Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Confusing Furrow Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Great Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Furrow Bee	Great Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Confusing Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Great Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.