Buff tailed bumblebee vs Patagonian mara

Bombus terrestris compared with Dolichotis patagonum

Key Differences

• Buff tailed bumblebee is Least Concern while Patagonian mara is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff tailed bumblebee	Patagonian mara
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Apidae (Bees)	Caviidae
Genus	Bombus	Dolichotis
Species	Bombus terrestris	Dolichotis patagonum

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff tailed bumblebee and Patagonian mara share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff tailed bumblebee

LC — Least Concern

Patagonian mara

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff tailed bumblebee	Patagonian mara
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff tailed bumblebee

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Sri Lanka), Europe (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Patagonian mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Buff tailed bumblebee

The Buff Tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) is a species in the genus Bombus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are als

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium