Salangana de las Cook vs Tri-Colored Bumble Bee

Aerodramus sawtelli compared with Bombus ternarius

Key Differences

• Salangana de las Cook is Vulnerable while Tri-Colored Bumble Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Salangana de las Cook	Tri-Colored Bumble Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)
Family	Apodidae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Aerodramus	Bombus
Species	Aerodramus sawtelli	Bombus ternarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Salangana de las Cook and Tri-Colored Bumble Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Salangana de las Cook

VU — Vulnerable

Tri-Colored Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Salangana de las Cook	Tri-Colored Bumble Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Salangana de las Cook

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Tri-Colored Bumble Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Salangana de las Cook

The Atiu Swiftlet (Aerodramus sawtelli) is a species in the genus Aerodramus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.