Apple Humble-bee vs Flat-skulled Shrew

Bombus pomorum compared with Sorex roboratus

Key Differences

  • Apple Humble-bee is Extinct while Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Apple Humble-bee Flat-skulled Shrew
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Apidae (Bees) Soricidae
Genus Bombus Sorex
Species Bombus pomorum Sorex roboratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Apple Humble-bee and Flat-skulled Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Apple Humble-bee

EX — Extinct

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Apple Humble-bee Flat-skulled Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apple Humble-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine.

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Apple Humble-bee

The Apple Humble-bee (Bombus pomorum) is a species in the genus Bombus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Flat-skulled Shrew

No description available.

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