Bare-saddled Blood Bee vs Sickle-jawed Blood Bee

Sphecodes ephippius compared with Sphecodes puncticeps

Key Differences

• Bare-saddled Blood Bee is Least Concern while Sickle-jawed Blood Bee is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-saddled Blood Bee	Sickle-jawed Blood Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class same	Insecta (昆虫)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order same	Hymenoptera (ハチ目)	Hymenoptera (ハチ目)
Family same	Halictidae	Halictidae
Genus same	Sphecodes	Sphecodes
Species	Sphecodes ephippius	Sphecodes puncticeps

Evolutionary Relationship

Bare-saddled Blood Bee and Sickle-jawed Blood Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sphecodes.

Conservation Status

Bare-saddled Blood Bee

LC — Least Concern

Sickle-jawed Blood Bee

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-saddled Blood Bee	Sickle-jawed Blood Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-saddled Blood Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Sickle-jawed Blood Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Bare-saddled Blood Bee

The Bare-saddled Blood Bee (Sphecodes ephippius) is a species in the genus Sphecodes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

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