Blue star vs Garden Bumblebee

Amsonia orientalis compared with Bombus hortorum

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Garden Bumblebee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Garden Bumblebee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Apocynaceae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Amsonia	Bombus
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Bombus hortorum

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Garden Bumblebee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Garden Bumblebee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue star

Habitat

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

Garden Bumblebee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

Blue star

The Blue star (Amsonia orientalis) is a species in the genus Amsonia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.