Northern Amber Bumble Bee (Bombus borealis) wildspecies.ca

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Bumblebees

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Common Names

English common name:

Northern Amber Bumble Bee

In English, species in the tribe Bombini are named "Bumble Bee".

French common name:

Bourdon boréal ambré

In French, species in the tribe Bombini are named "Bourdon" (masculine).

Year	English common name	French common name
2010	Northern Amber Bumblebee	Bourdon boréal
2015	Northern Amber Bumble Bee	Bourdon boréal ambré
2020	Northern Amber Bumble Bee	Bourdon boréal ambré

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

PROTOSTOMIA

Superphylum

Ecdysozoa

Phylum

Arthropoda

Subphylum

Hexapoda

Class

Insecta

Subclass

Pterygota

Infraclass

Neoptera

Superorder

Holometabola

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2010	Bombus borealis	Apidae	Hymenoptera
2015	Bombus borealis	Apidae	Hymenoptera
2020	Bombus borealis	Apidae	Hymenoptera

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change	Notes
2010	Secure
2015	Secure
2020	Secure

Original Ranks:

Canada
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - N5
2020	Secure - N5

Yukon
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Northwest Territories
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Unrankable - SU
2020	Unrankable - SU

Nunavut
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Alberta
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Saskatchewan
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Manitoba
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Ontario
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Quebec
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

New Brunswick
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Nova Scotia
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Prince Edward Island
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Newfoundland and Labrador
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015
2020

Labrador
2010
2015	Unrankable - SU
2020	Unrankable - SU

Newfoundland
2010
2015	Apparently Secure - S4S5
2020	Apparently Secure - S4S5

Pacific Ocean
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present