Dull-heades Blood Bee vs Furry-bellied Blood Bee

Sphecodes ferruginatus compared with Sphecodes hyalinatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dull-heades Blood Bee	Furry-bellied Blood Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Insecta (inseto)	Insecta (inseto)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family same	Halictidae	Halictidae
Genus same	Sphecodes	Sphecodes
Species	Sphecodes ferruginatus	Sphecodes hyalinatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dull-heades Blood Bee

LC — Least Concern

Furry-bellied Blood Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dull-heades Blood Bee	Furry-bellied Blood Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dull-heades Blood Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

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