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Tree bumblebee

Bombus hypnorum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedbees wasps and ants

The tree bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum) is a species in the family Apidae, order Hymenoptera. Recorded adults reach 2 cm in length.

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Quick facts about the tree bumblebee

Weight
Not recorded
Length
1.4 cm – 2 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Nectarivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest, human_modified
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Generations a year
One
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the tree bumblebee?

TREE BUMBLEBEE · LENGTH 2 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 2 cm, the recorded maximum length of the tree bumblebee is about 1.2% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the tree bumblebee live?

Not recorded

Is the tree bumblebee 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 tree bumblebee classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHymenoptera
  5. familyApidae
  6. genusBombus
  7. SpeciesBombus hypnorum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Apis aprica, Apis bostoniana, Apis ericetorum, Apis hypnorum, Apis leucorhina, Apis meridiana, Apis rupestris, Bombus bryorum, Bombus calidus, Bombus fletcheri, Bombus hypnorum bryorum, Bombus hypnorum ericetorum, Bombus hyponorum, Bombus insularis, Bombus koropokkrus, Bombus leucopygus, Pyrobombus bryorum

Other names and names in other languages (20)
  • New garden bumblebeeEnglish
  • čmelák rokytovýCzech
  • HushumleDanish
  • BaumhummelGerman
  • TalukimalaneEstonian
  • kartanokimalainenFinnish
  • Bourdon des arbresFrench
  • mohás poszméhHungarian
  • RauðhumlaIcelandic
  • 붉은뒤영벌Korean
  • Medinė KamanėLithuanian
  • trehumleNorwegian Bokmål
  • BoomhommelDutch
  • TrehumlenNorwegian
  • Trzmiel drzewnyPolish
  • Городской шмельRussian
  • čmeľ stromovýSlovak
  • hushumlaSwedish
  • Джміль міськийUkrainian
  • trädhumlaSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the tree bumblebee

Other species in the same genus Bombus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the tree bumblebee?

An adult tree bumblebee measures 1.4 cm – 2 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the tree bumblebee?

The tree bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum) belongs to the family Apidae in the order Hymenoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Tree bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tree-bumblebee

MLA

“Tree bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/tree-bumblebee.

BibTeX
@misc{tree_bumblebee_2026,
  title = {Tree bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tree-bumblebee},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}