Confusing Bumble Bee vs Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Bombus perplexus compared with Dendrogale murina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Bumble Bee	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Apidae (Bees)	Tupaiidae
Genus	Bombus	Dendrogale
Species	Bombus perplexus	Dendrogale murina

Evolutionary Relationship

Confusing Bumble Bee and Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Bumble Bee	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew
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 Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.