Confusing Furrow Bee vs Orange-Legged Furrow Bee

Halictus confusus compared with Halictus rubicundus

Key Differences

• Confusing Furrow Bee is Near Threatened while Orange-Legged Furrow Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Furrow Bee	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class same	Insecta (böcek)	Insecta (böcek)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Zar kanatlılar)	Hymenoptera (Zar kanatlılar)
Family same	Halictidae	Halictidae
Genus same	Halictus	Halictus
Species	Halictus confusus	Halictus rubicundus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Confusing Furrow Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Orange-Legged Furrow Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Furrow Bee	Orange-Legged 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.

Orange-Legged Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States