Confusing Bumble Bee vs Dusky Flying Fox

Bombus perplexus compared with Pteropus brunneus

Key Differences

• Confusing Bumble Bee is Least Concern while Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing 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 perplexus	Pteropus brunneus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Bumble Bee	Dusky Flying Fox
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.

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.