Brown-Belted Bumble Bee vs Dusky Flying Fox

Bombus griseocollis compared with Pteropus brunneus

Key Differences

• Brown-Belted Bumble Bee is Least Concern while Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-Belted Bumble Bee	Dusky Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Apidae (Bees)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Bombus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Bombus griseocollis	Pteropus brunneus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown-Belted Bumble Bee and Dusky Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown-Belted Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-Belted Bumble Bee	Dusky Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown-Belted Bumble Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown-Belted Bumble Bee

The Brown-Belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis) is a species in the genus Bombus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.