Rusty patched bumble bee
Bombus affinis · Wherever found · ECOS entity 10383
In plain words
Federal ESA status Endangered
The Rusty patched bumble bee is listed as endangeredendangered: In danger of dying out in all or much of the places where it lives. under the federal Endangered Species ActEndangered Species Act: The federal law from 1973 that protects listed animals and plants.. This is the U.S. federal status. It is not the IUCN Red List or a state list. The latest step was a final critical habitatcritical habitat: Places the agency marks as needed for the species to recover. rule, published on June 1, 2026. No upcoming date is on the record.
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Each step shows up to three dates: the date the law sets, the date in the agency's workplan or set by a court, and the date the step was published. Every date links to the document it comes from.
| Step | Statutory date | Workplan or court-ordered date | Published (Federal Register) |
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| 90-day finding90-day finding: The agency's first answer to a petition, saying whether it is worth a full review. |
Statutory date May 1, 2013 (90-day finding, 16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(3)(A)). Federal Register coverage starts October 24, 2024; earlier publications are not on the record yet.
16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(3)(A)
Petition linked to this species: inferred from the petition title.
Statute wording for this date: "to the maximum extent practicable".
16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(3)(A)
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Not in the workplan | Not published as of October 24, 2026 |
| Proposed critical habitat ruleproposed rule: A draft decision. It is published so anyone can comment before it becomes final. | None set | Not in the workplan |
Proposed critical habitat rule published in the Federal Register on November 26, 2024.
FR 2024-27316
Comments accepted until January 27, 2025.
FR 2024-27316
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| Final critical habitatcritical habitat: Places the agency marks as needed for the species to recover. rule | None set |
Planned for fiscal year 2026 in the National Listing Workplan of July 28, 2026.
Workplan row 42
Marked court-ordered, date not stated (National Listing Workplan, version 2026-07-28).
Workplan row 42
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Final critical habitat rule published in the Federal Register on June 1, 2026.
FR 2026-10846
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| 5-year review notice |
Statutory date March 21, 2022 (5-year review, 16 U.S.C. 1533(c)(2)(A); counted from the ECOS listing date). Federal Register coverage starts October 24, 2024; earlier publications are not on the record yet.
16 U.S.C. 1533(c)(2)(A)
Statute wording for this date: "at least once every five years".
16 U.S.C. 1533(c)(2)(A)
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Not in the workplan | Not published as of October 24, 2026 |
Petitions
- “Bumble bee, rusty patched (Bombus affinis); list E”: petition date (closed). Source: ECOS petitions report, ECOS species profile. Petition linked to this species: inferred from the petition title.
Identifiers and sources
- This record
https://conservanode.org/id/species/10383- ECOS
- Species profile 9383
- Federal Register
- 2024-27316 (November 26, 2024)
- 2026-10846 (June 1, 2026)
- Regulations.gov
- Range states
- IA, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MN, NC, OH, PA, TN, VA, WI