Large False Serotine vs Polar Bumble Bee

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Bombus polaris

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Polar Bumble Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Polar Bumble Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Bombus
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Bombus polaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Large False Serotine and Polar Bumble Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Polar Bumble Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Polar Bumble Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Polar Bumble Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.