Barbut's Cuckoo-bee vs Confusing Bumble Bee

Bombus barbutellus compared with Bombus perplexus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Barbut's Cuckoo-bee Confusing Bumble Bee
Kingdom same Animalia (животные) Animalia (животные)
Phylum same Arthropoda (членистоногие) Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class same Insecta (насекомые) Insecta (насекомые)
Order same Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые) Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)
Family same Apidae (Bees) Apidae (Bees)
Genus same Bombus Bombus
Species Bombus barbutellus Bombus perplexus

Evolutionary Relationship

Barbut's Cuckoo-bee and Confusing Bumble Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Bombus.

Conservation Status

Barbut's Cuckoo-bee

LC — Least Concern

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Barbut's Cuckoo-bee Confusing Bumble Bee
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barbut's Cuckoo-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Confusing Bumble Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Barbut's Cuckoo-bee

The Barbut's Cuckoo-bee (Bombus barbutellus) 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.

Confusing Bumble Bee

No description available.

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