Confusing Furrow Bee vs Cerf de Timor

Halictus confusus compared with Rusa timorensis

Key Differences

• Confusing Furrow Bee is Near Threatened while Cerf de Timor is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Furrow Bee	Cerf de Timor
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Halictidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Halictus	Rusa
Species	Halictus confusus	Rusa timorensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Confusing Furrow Bee and Cerf de Timor share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Confusing Furrow Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Cerf de Timor

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Furrow Bee	Cerf de Timor
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.

Cerf de Timor

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius, New Zealand, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway