Box-heades Furrow Bee vs Eisbär

Halictus maculatus compared with Ursus maritimus

Key Differences

• Box-heades Furrow Bee is Not Evaluated while Eisbär is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box-heades Furrow Bee	Eisbär
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)	Carnivora (Raubtiere)
Family	Halictidae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Halictus	Ursus (Bears)
Species	Halictus maculatus	Ursus maritimus

Evolutionary Relationship

Box-heades Furrow Bee and Eisbär share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Box-heades Furrow Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Eisbär

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~26.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box-heades Furrow Bee	Eisbär
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	2.4 m
Average Weight	—	450.0 kg

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.

Eisbär

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Eisbär

The largest land carnivore on Earth, polar bears can exceed 700 kg and are found across Arctic sea ice from Canada to Russia. Highly specialized marine mammals that rely on sea ice to hunt ringed and bearded seals. Excellent swimmers capable of covering vast distances in open water. Listed as Vulnerable, with populations under severe pressure from rapid Arctic sea ice loss due to climate change.