Broken-belted Humble-bee vs Short-haired Humble-bee

Bombus soroeensis compared with Bombus subterraneus

Key Differences

• Broken-belted Humble-bee is Least Concern while Short-haired Humble-bee is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken-belted Humble-bee	Short-haired Humble-bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order same	Hymenoptera (แตน)	Hymenoptera (แตน)
Family same	Apidae (Bees)	Apidae (Bees)
Genus same	Bombus	Bombus
Species	Bombus soroeensis	Bombus subterraneus

Evolutionary Relationship

Broken-belted Humble-bee and Short-haired Humble-bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Bombus.

Conservation Status

Broken-belted Humble-bee

LC — Least Concern

Short-haired Humble-bee

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken-belted Humble-bee	Short-haired Humble-bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broken-belted Humble-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Short-haired Humble-bee

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Broken-belted Humble-bee

The Broken-Belted Humble-Bee (Bombus soroeensis) 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden