Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Smooth-faced Furrow Bee

Sphiggurus pruinosus compared with Lasioglossum fratellum

Key Differences

• Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Data Deficient while Smooth-faced Furrow Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Smooth-faced Furrow Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Erethizontidae	Halictidae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Lasioglossum
Species	Sphiggurus pruinosus	Lasioglossum fratellum

Evolutionary Relationship

Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine and Smooth-faced Furrow Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

DD — Data Deficient

Smooth-faced Furrow Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Smooth-faced Furrow Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Smooth-faced Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.