Confusing Bumble Bee vs Inquisitive Shrew Mole

Bombus perplexus compared with Uropsilus investigator

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Bumble Bee	Inquisitive Shrew Mole
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)	Talpidae
Genus	Bombus	Uropsilus
Species	Bombus perplexus	Uropsilus investigator

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Bumble Bee	Inquisitive Shrew Mole
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.

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.