Large Garden Humble-bee vs Polyphyllous Globe Thistle

Bombus ruderatus compared with Echinops foliosus

Key Differences

• Large Garden Humble-bee is Extinct while Polyphyllous Globe Thistle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Garden Humble-bee	Polyphyllous Globe Thistle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Apidae (Bees)	Tenrecidae
Genus	Bombus	Echinops
Species	Bombus ruderatus	Echinops foliosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Garden Humble-bee and Polyphyllous Globe Thistle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large Garden Humble-bee

EX — Extinct

Polyphyllous Globe Thistle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Garden Humble-bee	Polyphyllous Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Garden Humble-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile).

Polyphyllous Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.