Big Naked-backed Bat vs Confusing Bumble Bee

Pteronotus gymnonotus compared with Bombus perplexus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big Naked-backed Bat Confusing Bumble Bee
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family Mormoopidae Apidae (Bees)
Genus Pteronotus Bombus
Species Pteronotus gymnonotus Bombus perplexus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Naked-backed Bat and Confusing Bumble Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big Naked-backed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big Naked-backed Bat Confusing Bumble Bee
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Naked-backed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Confusing Bumble Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Big Naked-backed Bat

The Big Naked-backed Bat (Pteronotus gymnonotus) is a species in the genus Pteronotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Confusing Bumble Bee

No description available.

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