Confusing Furrow Bee vs Giant Furrow Bee

Halictus confusus compared with Halictus quadricinctus

Key Differences

• Confusing Furrow Bee is Near Threatened while Giant Furrow Bee is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Furrow Bee	Giant 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 confusus	Halictus quadricinctus

Evolutionary Relationship

Confusing Furrow Bee and Giant Furrow Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Halictus.

Conservation Status

Confusing Furrow Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Giant Furrow Bee

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Furrow Bee	Giant Furrow Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden