Confusing Bumble Bee vs Ornate Cuscus

Bombus perplexus compared with Phalanger ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Bumble Bee	Ornate Cuscus
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)	Phalangeridae
Genus	Bombus	Phalanger
Species	Bombus perplexus	Phalanger ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Bumble Bee	Ornate Cuscus
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.

Ornate Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.