Four-colored Cuckoo-Bee vs Hare's-tail

Bombus sylvestris compared with Lagurus ovatus

Key Differences

• Four-colored Cuckoo-Bee is Least Concern while Hare's-tail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-colored Cuckoo-Bee	Hare's-tail
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)	Cricetidae
Genus	Bombus	Lagurus
Species	Bombus sylvestris	Lagurus ovatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-colored Cuckoo-Bee and Hare's-tail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Four-colored Cuckoo-Bee

LC — Least Concern

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-colored Cuckoo-Bee	Hare's-tail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-colored Cuckoo-Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Hare's-tail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden