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Snowy bumble bee

Bombus niveatus Kriechbaumer, 1870

Status not recordedbees wasps and ants

The snowy bumble bee (Bombus niveatus) is a species in the family Apidae, order Hymenoptera.

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Quick facts about the snowy bumble bee

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

Where does the snowy bumble bee live?

Not recorded

Is the snowy 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 snowy bumble bee classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHymenoptera
  5. familyApidae
  6. genusBombus
  7. SpeciesBombus niveatus Kriechbaumer, 1870

Synonyms Bombus araraticus, Bombus niveatus persicus, Bombus vorticosus, Bombus vorticosus iranensis, Bombus vorticosus niveatus, Pyrobombus niveatus, Pyrobombus niveatus persiensis

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • בומבוס החרמוןHebrew
  • Шмель снежныйRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the snowy 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 snowy bumble bee?

The snowy bumble bee (Bombus niveatus) belongs to the family Apidae in the order Hymenoptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Snowy bumble bee (Bombus niveatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/snowy-bumble-bee

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BibTeX
@misc{snowy_bumble_bee_2026,
  title = {Snowy bumble bee (Bombus niveatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/snowy-bumble-bee},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}