Western Bumble Bee

Bombus occidentalis Greene 1858

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Bombus occidentalis (Western Bumble Bee) is a species of Hymenoptera in the family Apidae. They are listed as vulnerable by IUCN.

URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/vulnerable
Definition: A taxon is Vulnerable when the best available evidence indicates that it meets any of the criteria A to E for Vulnerable, and it is therefore considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
Source: http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/44937492

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EOL has data for 6 attributes, including:

conservation status
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#ConservationStatus
- Definition: degree of conservation concern as assessed by a government agency or other recognized authority such as IUCN or CITES
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vulnerable
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/vulnerable
- Definition: A taxon is Vulnerable when the best available evidence indicates that it meets any of the criteria A to E for Vulnerable, and it is therefore considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- Attribution: http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/categories-and-criteria
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elevation
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimElevation
- Definition: The original description of the elevation (altitude, usually above sea level) of the Location.
- Comment: Example: "100-200 m". For discussion see http://code.google.com/p/darwincore/wiki/Location
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195 m
geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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United States
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/6252001
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habitat
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/habitat
- Definition: A category or description of the habitat in which the Event occurred.
- Comment: Example: "oak savanna", "pre-cordilleran steppe"
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terrestrial habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002009
- Definition: A habitat that is on or at the boundary of the surface of the Earth.
- Comment: Ontology Description: http://environmentontology.org/ Ontology Source: http://envo.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/src/envo/envo.owl
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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cliff
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000087
- Definition: A high, steep, or overhanging face of rock.
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population trend
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/population_trend
- Definition: i.e., increasing, decreasing, stable, or unknown
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Decreasing

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Western Bumble Bee. View this species on GBIF

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Western Bumble Bee includes 2 children: