Confusing Bumble Bee vs New Guinean Quoll

Bombus perplexus compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Confusing Bumble Bee is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Bumble Bee	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Apidae (Bees)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Bombus	Dasyurus
Species	Bombus perplexus	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Confusing Bumble Bee and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Bumble Bee	New Guinean Quoll
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.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.