Alequim vs Black and gold bumble bee

Carcharodon carcharias compared with Bombus auricomus

Key Differences

  • Alequim is Vulnerable while Black and gold bumble bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alequim Black and gold bumble bee
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish) Insecta (inseto)
Order Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks) Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family Lamnidae (Mackerel Sharks) Apidae (Bees)
Genus Carcharodon (Great White Sharks) Bombus
Species Carcharodon carcharias Bombus auricomus

Evolutionary Relationship

Alequim and Black and gold bumble bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alequim

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~3.5K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Black and gold bumble bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alequim Black and gold bumble bee
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 70 years
Average Length 5.0 m
Average Weight 1.1 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alequim

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Black and gold bumble bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Alequim

O tubarão-branco é o maior peixe predador da Terra, podendo atingir 6 metros de comprimento e 2.000 kg, habitando águas costeiras e oceânicas frias em todos os principais oceanos. São predadores de topo que empregam ataques de emboscada por baixo, direcionados principalmente a mamíferos marinhos, peixes de grande porte e aves marinhas. Apesar de sua terrível reputação, ataques não provocados a humanos são extremamente raros. Classificado como Vulnerável (VU), com populações em declínio devido ao corte de barbatanas, captura acidental e pesca direcionada, apesar das proteções legais vigentes em muitas jurisdições.

Black and gold bumble bee

The Black and gold bumble bee (Bombus auricomus) is a species in the genus Bombus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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