Confusing Bumble Bee vs Madagascan fruit bat

Bombus perplexus compared with Eidolon dupreanum

Key Differences

• Confusing Bumble Bee is Least Concern while Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Bumble Bee	Madagascan fruit bat
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	Eidolon
Species	Bombus perplexus	Eidolon dupreanum

Evolutionary Relationship

Confusing Bumble Bee and Madagascan fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Bumble Bee	Madagascan fruit bat
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.

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.