Confusing Bumble Bee vs Fat-tailed false antechinus

Bombus perplexus compared with Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Bumble Bee	Fat-tailed false antechinus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Apidae (Bees)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Bombus	Pseudantechinus
Species	Bombus perplexus	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Confusing Bumble Bee and Fat-tailed false antechinus share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Bumble Bee	Fat-tailed false antechinus
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.

Fat-tailed false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.