Confusing Bumble Bee vs Crabeater seal

Bombus perplexus compared with Lobodon carcinophaga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Bumble Bee	Crabeater seal
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Apidae (Bees)	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Bombus	Lobodon
Species	Bombus perplexus	Lobodon carcinophaga

Evolutionary Relationship

Confusing Bumble Bee and Crabeater seal share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Bumble Bee	Crabeater seal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Confusing Bumble Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.