Confusing Bumble Bee vs Jungle Shrew

Bombus perplexus compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Confusing Bumble Bee is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Bumble Bee	Jungle 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	Suncus
Species	Bombus perplexus	Suncus zeylanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Bumble Bee	Jungle 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.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.