Blue star vs Large Garden Humble-bee

Amsonia orientalis compared with Bombus ruderatus

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Large Garden Humble-bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Large Garden Humble-bee
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 ruderatus

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Large Garden Humble-bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Large Garden Humble-bee
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.

Large Garden Humble-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile).

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.