Confusing Bumble Bee vs Gansu Shrew

Bombus perplexus compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

• Confusing Bumble Bee is Least Concern while Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Bumble Bee	Gansu Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Apidae (Bees)	Soricidae
Genus	Bombus	Sorex
Species	Bombus perplexus	Sorex cansulus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Bumble Bee	Gansu Shrew
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.

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.