Confusing Bumble Bee vs Little Red Flying Fox

Bombus perplexus compared with Pteropus scapulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Bumble Bee	Little Red Flying Fox
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)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Bombus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Bombus perplexus	Pteropus scapulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Confusing Bumble Bee and Little Red Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Little Red Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Bumble Bee	Little Red Flying Fox
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 Red Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.