Bombus terrestris

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q752274
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Bombus terrestris

Summary

Bombus terrestris is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Bombus terrestris received the Garden Animal of the Year[3].
  • Bombus terrestris's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Bombus terrestris is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Bombus terrestris is classified within Bombus[6].
  • Bombus terrestris's scientific name is Bombus terrestris[7].
  • Bombus terrestris's Commons category is recorded as Bombus terrestris[8].
  • Bombus terrestris's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bombus terrestris[9].
  • Bombus terrestris's Commons gallery is recorded as Bombus terrestris[10].
  • Bombus terrestris's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/551e8bfc-56cf-4646-8170-7a83a1837443[11].
  • Bombus terrestris's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/24d2416a-fe04-45f4-83cd-1db20eff33ad[12].
  • Bombus terrestris's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/e86d840b-fe04-4135-a8cd-5ed5e8bed822[13].
  • Bombus terrestris's original combination is recorded as Apis terrestris[14].
  • Bombus terrestris's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'B. terrestris'}[15].
  • Bombus terrestris is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Buff-tailed bumblebee'}[16].
  • Bombus terrestris is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'čmelák zemní'}[17].
  • Bombus terrestris is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'kontukimalainen'}[18].
  • Bombus terrestris is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Mørk jordhumle'}[19].
  • Bombus terrestris is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Bourdon terrestre'}[20].
  • Bombus terrestris is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'karukimalane'}[21].
  • Bombus terrestris is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'mørk jordhumle'}[22].
  • Bombus terrestris is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'abeyón'}[23].
  • Bombus terrestris's different from is recorded as Bombus vestalis[24].
  • Bombus terrestris's invasive to is recorded as Australia[25].
  • Bombus terrestris's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[26].
  • Bombus terrestris's sequenced genome URL is recorded as https://metazoa.ensembl.org/Bombus_terrestris[27].

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Classification

Bombus terrestris's scientific name is Bombus terrestris[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It belongs to the parent taxon Bombus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Buff-tailed bumblebee'}[16], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'čmelák zemní'}[17], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'kontukimalainen'}[18], {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Mørk jordhumle'}[19], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Bourdon terrestre'}[20], and {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'karukimalane'}[21].

Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 57516[28], 424458[29], 424464[30], 424455[31], 424463[32], and 424457[33]. Bombus terrestris's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 30195[34]. Bombus terrestris's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1177347[35]. Bombus terrestris's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1340503[36]. Bombus terrestris's ITIS TSN is recorded as 714842[37].

Why It Matters

Bombus terrestris has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

What awards did Bombus terrestris receive?

Honors received include Garden Animal of the Year[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . sielmann-stiftung.de. Retrieved . sielmann-stiftung.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [34] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [37] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [35] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [36] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . National Center for Biotechnology Information. wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . allearter.dk. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Inventaire national du patrimoine naturel. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . eBiodiversity. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] . wikidata.org.
  33. [25] . SInAS database of alien species occurrences. wikidata.org.
  34. [26] . wikidata.org.
  35. [27] . Ensembl Genomes. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Nabbegat · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Bombus terrestris
    Award received Garden Animal of the Year
    Instance of taxon
    Invasive to Australia
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