Confusing Bumble Bee vs North American Badger

Bombus perplexus compared with Taxidea taxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Bumble Bee	North American Badger
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)	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Bombus	Taxidea
Species	Bombus perplexus	Taxidea taxus

Evolutionary Relationship

Confusing Bumble Bee and North American Badger share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Bumble Bee	North American Badger
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.

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.