Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs Confusing Bumble Bee

Blarinella wardi compared with Bombus perplexus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Confusing Bumble Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Soricidae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Blarinella	Bombus
Species	Blarinella wardi	Bombus perplexus

Evolutionary Relationship

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew and Confusing Bumble Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Confusing Bumble Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Confusing Bumble Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

The Burmese Short-tailed Shrew (Blarinella wardi) is a species in the genus Blarinella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.