Apple Humble-bee vs Bad-smelling Alkanet

Bombus pomorum compared with Alkanna maleolens

Key Differences

  • Apple Humble-bee is Extinct while Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Apple Humble-bee Bad-smelling Alkanet
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps) Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family Apidae (Bees) Boraginaceae
Genus Bombus Alkanna
Species Bombus pomorum Alkanna maleolens

Conservation Status

Apple Humble-bee

EX — Extinct

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Apple Humble-bee Bad-smelling Alkanet
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apple Humble-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine.

Bad-smelling Alkanet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Apple Humble-bee

The Apple Humble-bee (Bombus pomorum) is a species in the genus Bombus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Bad-smelling Alkanet

The Bad-smelling Alkanet (Alkanna maleolens) is a species in the genus Alkanna. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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