Common Eastern Bumble Bee vs ウロコカザリドリ

Bombus impatiens compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Eastern Bumble Bee	ウロコカザリドリ
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Aves (鳥類)
Order	Hymenoptera (ハチ目)	Passeriformes (スズメ目)
Family	Apidae (Bees)	Cotingidae
Genus	Bombus	Ampelioides
Species	Bombus impatiens	Ampelioides tschudii

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Eastern Bumble Bee and ウロコカザリドリ share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

ウロコカザリドリ

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Eastern Bumble Bee	ウロコカザリドリ
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Mexico and United States.

ウロコカザリドリ

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

<em>Bombus impatiens</em>, the common eastern bumble bee, is a native North American bee in the family Apidae, classified as Least Concern by the IUCN Red List. The species is distributed across Mexico and the United States, typically inhabiting virtually all terrestrial and freshwater biomes within its range, from urban gardens and agricultural landscapes to forests, meadows, and wetland edges. As one of the most abundant and ecologically important pollinators in eastern North America, <em>Bombus impatiens</em> plays a critical role in the pollination of both wild plants and commercial crops, including tomatoes, peppers, and blueberries. It is among the most widely used bumble bee species for commercial greenhouse pollination globally. The species forms annual colonies founded by a single mated queen in early spring, with worker populations typically peaking in midsummer before new queens and males are produced in late summer. Common eastern bumble bees are capable of buzz pollination, or sonication, vibrating their flight muscles at a specific frequency to release pollen from anthers that resist wind or conventional bee pollination. While currently assessed as Least Concern, habitat loss, pesticide exposure, and pathogen spillover from commercial colonies are ongoing concerns for wild populations. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.

ウロコカザリドリ

ウロコカゲキドリ(Ampelioides tschudii)はIUCNレッドリストで軽度懸念(LC)に分類される。分布域全体に広く生息し個体数も豊富で、個体群は安定しており、直接的な保全上の懸念はない。