Arctic grass vs Large Carder-bee

Arctagrostis latifolia compared with Bombus muscorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic grass	Large Carder-bee
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Arctagrostis	Bombus
Species	Arctagrostis latifolia	Bombus muscorum

Conservation Status

Arctic grass

NT — Near Threatened

Large Carder-bee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic grass	Large Carder-bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Large Carder-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Arctic grass

The Arctic grass (Arctagrostis latifolia) is a species in the genus Arctagrostis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden