Confusing Bumble Bee vs Dusky melanomys

Bombus perplexus compared with Melanomys caliginosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Bumble Bee	Dusky melanomys
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Apidae (Bees)	Cricetidae
Genus	Bombus	Melanomys
Species	Bombus perplexus	Melanomys caliginosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Dusky melanomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Bumble Bee	Dusky melanomys
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 melanomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.