Garden Bumblebee vs Margay

Bombus hortorum compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Garden Bumblebee is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garden Bumblebee	Margay
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Apidae (Bees)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Bombus	Leopardus
Species	Bombus hortorum	Leopardus wiedii

Evolutionary Relationship

Garden Bumblebee and Margay share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Garden Bumblebee

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garden Bumblebee	Margay
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).

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.