Confusing Bumble Bee vs Malayan Water Shrew

Bombus perplexus compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Confusing Bumble Bee is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Bumble Bee	Malayan Water 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	Chimarrogale
Species	Bombus perplexus	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Bumble Bee	Malayan Water 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.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.