Bombus fraternus
ENEndangered

Bombus fraternus

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Decreasing

Population trend

2

Countries

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01Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

ARTHROPODA

Class

INSECTA

Order

HYMENOPTERA

Family

APIDAE

Genus

Bombus

Bombus fraternus belongs to the family APIDAE, order HYMENOPTERA, within the INSECTA class.

03Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Caves and subterranean habitatsMajor
04Threats

Threats

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IUCN Red List: Endangered

Assessed as Endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Agricultural & forestry effluents

Ongoing

Annual & perennial non-timber crops

Ongoing

Fire & fire suppression

Ongoing

Habitat shifting & alteration

Ongoing

Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases

Ongoing

Logging & wood harvesting

Ongoing

Other threat

Ongoing

Problematic native species/diseases

Ongoing
05Conservation

Conservation Actions

Habitat & natural process restoration
Species recovery
06Range

Found in 2 Countries

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07Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Bombus fraternus (Bombus fraternus). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/southern-plains-bumble-bee

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