Confusing Bumble Bee vs Himalayan Water Shrew

Bombus perplexus compared with Chimarrogale himalayica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Bumble Bee	Himalayan Water 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	Chimarrogale
Species	Bombus perplexus	Chimarrogale himalayica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Bumble Bee	Himalayan Water 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.

Himalayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.