Apple Humble-bee vs Brindled Plume

Bombus pomorum compared with Amblyptilia punctidactyla

Key Differences

Apple Humble-bee is Extinct while Brindled Plume is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple Humble-bee	Brindled Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Apidae (Bees)	Pterophoridae
Genus	Bombus	Amblyptilia
Species	Bombus pomorum	Amblyptilia punctidactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

Apple Humble-bee and Brindled Plume share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

Apple Humble-bee

EX — Extinct

Brindled Plume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple Humble-bee	Brindled Plume
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.

Brindled Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (4 countries) and Europe (25 countries).

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.

Brindled Plume

The Brindled Plume (Amblyptilia punctidactyla) is a species in the genus Amblyptilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland en