Box-heades Furrow Bee vs Confusing Furrow Bee

Halictus maculatus compared with Halictus confusus

Key Differences

• Box-heades Furrow Bee is Not Evaluated while Confusing Furrow Bee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box-heades Furrow Bee	Confusing Furrow Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order same	Hymenoptera (แตน)	Hymenoptera (แตน)
Family same	Halictidae	Halictidae
Genus same	Halictus	Halictus
Species	Halictus maculatus	Halictus confusus

Evolutionary Relationship

Box-heades Furrow Bee and Confusing Furrow Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Halictus.

Conservation Status

Box-heades Furrow Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Confusing Furrow Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box-heades Furrow Bee	Confusing Furrow Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Box-heades Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Sweden.

Confusing Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Box-heades Furrow Bee

The Box-heades furrow bee (Halictus maculatus) is a species in the genus Halictus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. It is found in Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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