Many species of bumblebee live on the plateau, some found nowhere else.
- Group: Invertebrate
- Habitats: Alpine meadow
- Regions: Ü Tsang, Kham, Amdo
Habitat
Alpine meadows and flowering slopes.
Diet
Nectar and pollen.
Ecological role
Among the most important pollinators of Tibet's alpine flowers, able to fly in cold weather.
Threats
Loss of flowering meadows to overgrazing and changes in land use, and climate change.
Conservation
Not assessed as a group. The photograph shows Bombus tibeticus, described in 2020 from the eastern plateau.