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Apple bumblebee vs Buff-tailed bumblebee

The buff-tailed bumblebee is longer: 2.3 cm against 2.2 cm for the apple bumblebee, about 5% longer.

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Apple bumblebee
Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Buff-tailed bumblebee
Photo: Alvesgaspar · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

What is the difference between a apple bumblebee and a buff-tailed bumblebee?

Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.

  • The buff-tailed bumblebee is longer: 2.3 cm against 2.2 cm for the apple bumblebee, about 5% longer.
  • Both belong to the genus Bombus, so they are close relatives.

Side by side

Apple bumblebeeBuff-tailed bumblebee
Scientific nameBombus pomorumBombus terrestris
FamilyApidaeApidae
OrderHymenopteraHymenoptera
WeightNot recordedNot recorded
Length1.4 cm – 2.2 cm1.4 cm – 2.3 cm
LifespanNot recordedNot recorded
Main foodNot recordedNot recorded
Habitatgrasslandforest, grassland, human_modified
Conservation statusNot recordedNot recorded
Countries recordedNot recorded1

Which is bigger?

APPLE BUMBLEBEE · 2.2 CMBUFF-TAILED BUMBLEBEE · 2.3 CM
Greatest recorded body length, drawn to the same scale: Apple bumblebee 2.2 cm, Buff-tailed bumblebee 2.3 cm.

Full record: Apple bumblebeeFull record: Buff-tailed bumblebeeCompare other animals