Confusing Bumble Bee vs Papuan bandicoot

Bombus perplexus compared with Microperoryctes papuensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Bumble Bee	Papuan bandicoot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Apidae (Bees)	Peramelidae
Genus	Bombus	Microperoryctes
Species	Bombus perplexus	Microperoryctes papuensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Papuan bandicoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Bumble Bee	Papuan bandicoot
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.

Papuan bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.