Tricoloured Bumble Bee (Bombus ternarius) wildspecies.ca

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Bumblebees

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The General Status ranks do not have legal weight. They are meant to identify the species that may be at risk in Canada.

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Common Names

English common name:

Tricoloured Bumble Bee

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

French common name:

Bourdon tricolore

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

Year	English common name	French common name
2010	Tri-coloured Bumblebee
2015	Tricoloured Bumble Bee	Bourdon tricolore
2020	Tricoloured Bumble Bee	Bourdon tricolore

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 ternarius	Apidae	Hymenoptera
2015	Bombus ternarius	Apidae	Hymenoptera
2020	Bombus ternarius	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	Undetermined - 5
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Unrankable - SU

Northwest Territories
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Unrankable - SU

Nunavut
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Unrankable - SU

British Columbia
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

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	Secure - 4
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	Not Present
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