Furry-bellied Blood Bee vs Little Sickle-jawed Blood Bee

Sphecodes hyalinatus compared with Sphecodes longulus

Key Differences

• Furry-bellied Blood Bee is Least Concern while Little Sickle-jawed Blood Bee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Furry-bellied Blood Bee	Little Sickle-jawed 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 hyalinatus	Sphecodes longulus

Evolutionary Relationship

Furry-bellied Blood Bee and Little Sickle-jawed Blood Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sphecodes.

Conservation Status

Furry-bellied Blood Bee

LC — Least Concern

Little Sickle-jawed Blood Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Furry-bellied Blood Bee	Little Sickle-jawed Blood Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Furry-bellied Blood Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Little Sickle-jawed Blood Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇸🇪 Sweden