Cullum's Humble Bee vs Large Red-tailed Humble-bee

Bombus cullumanus compared with Bombus lapidarius

Key Differences

• Cullum's Humble Bee is Extinct while Large Red-tailed Humble-bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cullum's Humble Bee	Large Red-tailed Humble-bee
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 cullumanus	Bombus lapidarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Cullum's Humble Bee and Large Red-tailed Humble-bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Bombus.

Conservation Status

Cullum's Humble Bee

EX — Extinct

Large Red-tailed Humble-bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cullum's Humble Bee	Large Red-tailed Humble-bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cullum's Humble Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Large Red-tailed Humble-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden