African Hawk-Eagle vs Confusing Bumble Bee

Aquila spilogaster compared with Bombus perplexus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Hawk-Eagle	Confusing Bumble Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Aquila (True Eagles)	Bombus
Species	Aquila spilogaster	Bombus perplexus

Evolutionary Relationship

African Hawk-Eagle and Confusing Bumble Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Hawk-Eagle

LC — Least Concern

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Hawk-Eagle	Confusing Bumble Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Hawk-Eagle

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Confusing Bumble Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

African Hawk-Eagle

The African Hawk-Eagle (Aquila spilogaster) is a species in the genus Aquila. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.