Confusing Bumble Bee vs Painted Woolly Bat

Bombus perplexus compared with Kerivoula picta

Key Differences

• Confusing Bumble Bee is Least Concern while Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Bumble Bee	Painted Woolly Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Apidae (Bees)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Bombus	Kerivoula
Species	Bombus perplexus	Kerivoula picta

Evolutionary Relationship

Confusing Bumble Bee and Painted Woolly Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Bumble Bee	Painted Woolly Bat
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.

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.