musaraigne palustre vs Confusing Furrow Bee

Sorex palustris compared with Halictus confusus

Key Differences

• musaraigne palustre is Least Concern while Confusing Furrow Bee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	musaraigne palustre	Confusing Furrow Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Soricidae	Halictidae
Genus	Sorex	Halictus
Species	Sorex palustris	Halictus confusus

Evolutionary Relationship

musaraigne palustre and Confusing Furrow Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

musaraigne palustre

LC — Least Concern

Confusing Furrow Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	musaraigne palustre	Confusing Furrow Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

musaraigne palustre

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.

musaraigne palustre

The American water shrew (Sorex palustris) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States