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Garden bumblebee vs Tree bumblebee

The garden bumblebee is longer: 2.2 cm against 2 cm for the tree bumblebee, about 10% longer.

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Garden bumblebee

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Tree bumblebee

What is the difference between a garden bumblebee and a tree bumblebee?

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

  • The garden bumblebee is longer: 2.2 cm against 2 cm for the tree bumblebee, about 10% longer.
  • Both belong to the genus Bombus, so they are close relatives.

Side by side

Garden bumblebeeTree bumblebee
Scientific nameBombus hortorumBombus hypnorum
FamilyApidaeApidae
OrderHymenopteraHymenoptera
WeightNot recordedNot recorded
Length1.3 cm – 2.2 cm1.4 cm – 2 cm
LifespanNot recordedNot recorded
Main foodNot recordedNot recorded
Habitatforest, grassland, human_modifiedforest, human_modified
Conservation statusNot recordedNot recorded
Countries recorded1Not recorded

Which is bigger?

GARDEN BUMBLEBEE · 2.2 CMTREE BUMBLEBEE · 2 CM
Greatest recorded body length, drawn to the same scale: Garden bumblebee 2.2 cm, Tree bumblebee 2 cm.

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