Confusing Bumble Bee vs Gray Slender Opossum

Bombus perplexus compared with Marmosops incanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Bumble Bee	Gray Slender Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Apidae (Bees)	Didelphidae
Genus	Bombus	Marmosops
Species	Bombus perplexus	Marmosops incanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Confusing Bumble Bee and Gray Slender Opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Bumble Bee	Gray Slender Opossum
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.

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.