---
title: "Abejorro americano"
description: "Bombus pensylvanicus — Insectos y arañas. Bombus pensylvanicus, the American bumblebee, is a threatened species of bumblebee native to North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/american-bumble-bee
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Abejorro americano

> Bombus pensylvanicus — Insectos y arañas. Bombus pensylvanicus, the American bumblebee, is a threatened species of bumblebee native to North America.

- Scientific name: *Bombus pensylvanicus*
- Category: `insects` (Insectos y arañas)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Praderas y campos), `farm` (Granja)
- iNaturalist observations: 69731
- Wikidata: [Q726901](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q726901)
- iNaturalist taxon: [56887](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/56887)

## Names

- en: American Bumble Bee
- es: Abejorro americano
- fr: Bourdon d'Amérique

## Countries with the most observations

US (65046), CA (737), MX (222)

## Summary

Bombus pensylvanicus, the American bumblebee, is a threatened species of bumblebee native to North America. It occurs in eastern Canada, throughout much of the Eastern United States, and much of Mexico.
Once the most prevalent bumblebee in the southern United States, populations of Bombus pensylvanicus have decreased significantly in recent years, including in its scientific namesake state of Pennsylvania, where its numbers are considered critically low. Overall, the population dropped nearly 90% in just the first two decades of the 21st century.
Bombus pensylvanicus tends to live and nest in open farmland and fields…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus_pensylvanicus

## Photo

![Abejorro americano](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/american-bumble-bee/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kristi Zoebelein · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/230336734

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/american-bumble-bee?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).