Confusing Bumble Bee vs Four-toed Jerboa

Bombus perplexus compared with Allactaga tetradactyla

Key Differences

• Confusing Bumble Bee is Least Concern while Four-toed Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Bumble Bee	Four-toed Jerboa
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)	Dipodidae
Genus	Bombus	Allactaga
Species	Bombus perplexus	Allactaga tetradactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

Confusing Bumble Bee and Four-toed Jerboa share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Bumble Bee	Four-toed Jerboa
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.

Four-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.