Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Q4436774 (Bombus brachycephalus), recorded as Endangered
Q4436774 (Bombus brachycephalus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Q4436774

Bombus brachycephalus

Q4436774 is a wasp, bee, or ant in the family Apidae (order Hymenoptera) — Bombus brachycephalus, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Bombus brachycephalus
Taxonomy
Insecta · Hymenoptera · Apidae · Bombus

Range and habitat

Q4436774 is a bumblebee native to Mexico and Central America. This bee occurs in mountain and highland regions, where it lives in various types of forests. Conservationists estimate its current range to be about 27% of its historical range.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Life history

Life history follows the order: complete metamorphosis in moths and beetles, nymphs in grasshoppers and bugs. This page does not invent a host plant that no source named.

In crisis

This is an endangered species. Threats to the species include the degradation and loss of habitat to agriculture, cattle ranching, urbanization, and mining.

Q4436774 is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Q4436774, Wikidata item Q4436774. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Q4436774?
Q4436774 is a wasp, bee, or ant in the family Apidae (order Hymenoptera) — Bombus brachycephalus.
What is the conservation status of Q4436774?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Bombus brachycephalus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Q4436774 live?
This bee occurs in mountain and highland regions, where it lives in various types of forests.
Why is Q4436774 in crisis?
This is an endangered species.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Bombus brachycephalus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Q4436774 a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.