Confusing Bumble Bee vs Meller’s Mongoose

Bombus perplexus compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Bumble Bee	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Apidae (Bees)	Herpestidae
Genus	Bombus	Rhynchogale
Species	Bombus perplexus	Rhynchogale melleri

Evolutionary Relationship

Confusing Bumble Bee and Meller’s Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Bumble Bee	Meller’s Mongoose
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.

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.