Confusing Furrow Bee vs Vierbindige Furchenbiene

Halictus confusus compared with Halictus quadricinctus

Key Differences

• Confusing Furrow Bee is Near Threatened while Vierbindige Furchenbiene is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Furrow Bee	Vierbindige Furchenbiene
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)
Family same	Halictidae	Halictidae
Genus same	Halictus	Halictus
Species	Halictus confusus	Halictus quadricinctus

Evolutionary Relationship

Confusing Furrow Bee and Vierbindige Furchenbiene share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Halictus.

Conservation Status

Confusing Furrow Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Vierbindige Furchenbiene

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Furrow Bee	Vierbindige Furchenbiene
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.

Vierbindige Furchenbiene

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Ethiopia, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden