Confusing Bumble Bee vs Northern Bettong

Bombus perplexus compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Confusing Bumble Bee is Least Concern while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Bumble Bee	Northern Bettong
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Apidae (Bees)	Potoroidae
Genus	Bombus	Bettongia
Species	Bombus perplexus	Bettongia tropica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Bumble Bee	Northern Bettong
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.

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.