Garden Bumblebee vs Hare's-tail

Bombus hortorum compared with Lagurus ovatus

Key Differences

• Garden Bumblebee is Least Concern while Hare's-tail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garden Bumblebee	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 hortorum	Lagurus ovatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Garden Bumblebee and Hare's-tail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Garden Bumblebee

LC — Least Concern

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garden Bumblebee	Hare's-tail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Garden Bumblebee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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