Cigala de Fondo vs Confusing Furrow Bee

Acanthacaris caeca compared with Halictus confusus

Key Differences

• Cigala de Fondo is Least Concern while Confusing Furrow Bee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cigala de Fondo	Confusing Furrow Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Decapoda (Decapoda)	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)
Family	Nephropidae	Halictidae
Genus	Acanthacaris	Halictus
Species	Acanthacaris caeca	Halictus confusus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cigala de Fondo and Confusing Furrow Bee share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (artrópodos)

Conservation Status

Cigala de Fondo

LC — Least Concern

Confusing Furrow Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cigala de Fondo	Confusing Furrow Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cigala de Fondo

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

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.

Cigala de Fondo

The Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster (Acanthacaris caeca) is a species in the genus Acanthacaris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.