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Tunicked bumble bee

Bombus tunicatus Smith, 1852

Status not recordedbees wasps and ants

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

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Quick facts about the tunicked bumble bee

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
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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 tunicked bumble bee live?

Not recorded

Is the tunicked 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 tunicked bumble bee classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHymenoptera
  5. familyApidae
  6. genusBombus
  7. SpeciesBombus tunicatus Smith, 1852

Synonyms Bombus gilgitensis, Bombus manaliensis, Bombus terrestris fulvocinctus, Bombus terrestris simlaensis, Bombus vallestris

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the tunicked 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 tunicked bumble bee?

The tunicked bumble bee (Bombus tunicatus) 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). Tunicked bumble bee (Bombus tunicatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tunicked-bumble-bee

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BibTeX
@misc{tunicked_bumble_bee_2026,
  title = {Tunicked bumble bee (Bombus tunicatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tunicked-bumble-bee},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}