Four-colored Cuckoo-Bee vs Hudson s Thomaomys

Bombus sylvestris compared with Thomasomys hudsoni

Key Differences

• Four-colored Cuckoo-Bee is Least Concern while Hudson s Thomaomys is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-colored Cuckoo-Bee	Hudson s Thomaomys
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	Thomasomys
Species	Bombus sylvestris	Thomasomys hudsoni

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-colored Cuckoo-Bee

LC — Least Concern

Hudson s Thomaomys

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-colored Cuckoo-Bee	Hudson s Thomaomys
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.

Hudson s Thomaomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.