Common Furrow Bee vs Shiny-gastered Furrow Bee

Lasioglossum calceatum compared with Lasioglossum laeve

Key Differences

• Common Furrow Bee is Least Concern while Shiny-gastered Furrow Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Furrow Bee	Shiny-gastered 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	Lasioglossum	Lasioglossum
Species	Lasioglossum calceatum	Lasioglossum laeve

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Furrow Bee and Shiny-gastered Furrow Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lasioglossum.

Conservation Status

Common Furrow Bee

LC — Least Concern

Shiny-gastered Furrow Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Furrow Bee	Shiny-gastered Furrow Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Shiny-gastered Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Denmark.

Common Furrow Bee

<em>Lasioglossum calceatum</em>, commonly known as the common furrow bee, is a eusocial bee in the family Halictidae. The species has been documented in Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden, and its range extends broadly across Europe and parts of Asia. Furrow bees in the genus <em>Lasioglossum</em> are among the most diverse groups of bees, and <em>L. calceatum</em> is one of the more commonly encountered halictid species in temperate European habitats. The species typically inhabits a variety of open and semi-open landscapes including grasslands, meadows, gardens, and woodland edges, nesting in the ground. It is assessed as Least Concern, consistent with its wide European distribution. <em>Lasioglossum calceatum</em> is a generalist forager, visiting a broad range of flowering plants for pollen and nectar, and thus contributes to pollination services in diverse habitats. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature. Colonies are typically small and primitively eusocial, with a single foundress queen and worker offspring, making this species of interest for studies of the evolution of sociality in bees.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark