Confusing Bumble Bee vs Little Black Serotine

Bombus perplexus compared with Eptesicus andinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Bumble Bee	Little Black Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Apidae (Bees)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Bombus	Eptesicus
Species	Bombus perplexus	Eptesicus andinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Confusing Bumble Bee and Little Black Serotine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Bumble Bee	Little Black Serotine
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.

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.