Small Shiny Furrow Bee vs Sweat Bee

Lasioglossum semilucens compared with Lasioglossum leucozonium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Small Shiny Furrow Bee	Sweat Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family same	Halictidae	Halictidae
Genus same	Lasioglossum	Lasioglossum
Species	Lasioglossum semilucens	Lasioglossum leucozonium

Evolutionary Relationship

Small Shiny Furrow Bee and Sweat Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lasioglossum.

Conservation Status

Small Shiny Furrow Bee

LC — Least Concern

Sweat Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Small Shiny Furrow Bee	Sweat Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Small Shiny Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Sweat Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Tanzania), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden