Confusing Bumble Bee vs Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Bombus perplexus compared with Chiropodomys major

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Bumble Bee	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
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)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Bombus	Chiropodomys
Species	Bombus perplexus	Chiropodomys major

Evolutionary Relationship

Confusing Bumble Bee and Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Bumble Bee	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
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.

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.