Barbut's Cuckoo-bee vs Northern White-tailed Bumblebee

Bombus barbutellus compared with Bombus magnus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Barbut's Cuckoo-bee Northern White-tailed Bumblebee
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Arthropoda (Arthropods) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same Insecta (Insects) Insecta (Insects)
Order same Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps) Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family same Apidae (Bees) Apidae (Bees)
Genus same Bombus Bombus
Species Bombus barbutellus Bombus magnus

Evolutionary Relationship

Barbut's Cuckoo-bee and Northern White-tailed Bumblebee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Bombus.

Conservation Status

Barbut's Cuckoo-bee

LC — Least Concern

Northern White-tailed Bumblebee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Barbut's Cuckoo-bee Northern White-tailed Bumblebee
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barbut's Cuckoo-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Northern White-tailed Bumblebee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Barbut's Cuckoo-bee

The Barbut's Cuckoo-bee (Bombus barbutellus) is a species in the genus Bombus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Northern White-tailed Bumblebee

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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