Giant Furrow Bee vs Gobi-altaiskaya Polyovka

Halictus quadricinctus compared with Alticola barakshin

Key Differences

• Giant Furrow Bee is Critically Endangered while Gobi-altaiskaya Polyovka is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Furrow Bee	Gobi-altaiskaya Polyovka
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Halictidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Halictus	Alticola
Species	Halictus quadricinctus	Alticola barakshin

Evolutionary Relationship

Giant Furrow Bee and Gobi-altaiskaya Polyovka share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (животные)

Conservation Status

Giant Furrow Bee

CR — Critically Endangered

Gobi-altaiskaya Polyovka

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Furrow Bee	Gobi-altaiskaya Polyovka
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Furrow Bee

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

Gobi-altaiskaya Polyovka

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.