Confusing Bumble Bee vs Malayan porcupine

Bombus perplexus compared with Hystrix brachyura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Bumble Bee	Malayan porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Apidae (Bees)	Hystricidae
Genus	Bombus	Hystrix
Species	Bombus perplexus	Hystrix brachyura

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Bumble Bee	Malayan porcupine
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.

Malayan porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.