False Margined Blood Bee vs Furry-bellied Blood Bee

Sphecodes miniatus compared with Sphecodes hyalinatus

Key Differences

• False Margined Blood Bee is Critically Endangered while Furry-bellied Blood Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Margined Blood Bee	Furry-bellied Blood Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family same	Halictidae	Halictidae
Genus same	Sphecodes	Sphecodes
Species	Sphecodes miniatus	Sphecodes hyalinatus

Evolutionary Relationship

False Margined Blood Bee and Furry-bellied Blood Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sphecodes.

Conservation Status

False Margined Blood Bee

CR — Critically Endangered

Furry-bellied Blood Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Margined Blood Bee	Furry-bellied Blood Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Margined Blood Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Furry-bellied Blood Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden