Confusing Bumble Bee vs Cullum's Humble Bee

Bombus perplexus compared with Bombus cullumanus

Key Differences

• Confusing Bumble Bee is Least Concern while Cullum's Humble Bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Bumble Bee	Cullum's Humble Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family same	Apidae (Bees)	Apidae (Bees)
Genus same	Bombus	Bombus
Species	Bombus perplexus	Bombus cullumanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Confusing Bumble Bee and Cullum's Humble Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Bombus.

Conservation Status

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Cullum's Humble Bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Bumble Bee	Cullum's Humble Bee
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.

Cullum's Humble Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.