Red-backed Furrow Bee vs Small Shiny Furrow Bee

Lasioglossum laevigatum compared with Lasioglossum semilucens

Key Differences

• Red-backed Furrow Bee is Not Evaluated while Small Shiny Furrow Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-backed Furrow Bee	Small Shiny Furrow 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	Lasioglossum	Lasioglossum
Species	Lasioglossum laevigatum	Lasioglossum semilucens

Evolutionary Relationship

Red-backed Furrow Bee and Small Shiny Furrow Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lasioglossum.

Conservation Status

Red-backed Furrow Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Small Shiny Furrow Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-backed Furrow Bee	Small Shiny Furrow Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Red-backed Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Luxembourg.

Small Shiny Furrow 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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg