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High Arctic bumble bee

Bombus hyperboreus Schönherr, 1809

Status not recordedbees wasps and ants

The high Arctic bumble bee (Bombus hyperboreus) is a species in the family Apidae, order Hymenoptera.

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Quick facts about the high Arctic bumble bee

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the high Arctic bumble bee live?

Not recorded

Is the high Arctic bumble bee endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the high Arctic bumble bee classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHymenoptera
  5. familyApidae
  6. genusBombus
  7. SpeciesBombus hyperboreus Schönherr, 1809

Synonyms Alpinibombus hyperboreus, Bombus arcticus, Bombus hyperboreous vulpinus, Bombus hyperboreus var. vulpinus

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • tundrakimalainenFinnish
  • kjempehumleNorwegian Bokmål
  • jättehumlaSwedish
  • tundrahumleNorwegian Bokmål
  • tundrahumlaSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the high Arctic bumble bee

Other species in the same genus Bombus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the high Arctic bumble bee?

The high Arctic bumble bee (Bombus hyperboreus) belongs to the family Apidae in the order Hymenoptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). High Arctic bumble bee (Bombus hyperboreus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bombus-hyperboreus

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“High Arctic bumble bee (Bombus hyperboreus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bombus-hyperboreus.

BibTeX
@misc{bombus_hyperboreus_2026,
  title = {High Arctic bumble bee (Bombus hyperboreus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bombus-hyperboreus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}