Confusing Bumble Bee vs Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Bombus perplexus compared with Pteropus speciosus

Key Differences

• Confusing Bumble Bee is Least Concern while Philippine Gray Flying Fox is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Bumble Bee	Philippine Gray Flying Fox
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)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Bombus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Bombus perplexus	Pteropus speciosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Confusing Bumble Bee and Philippine Gray Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Bumble Bee	Philippine Gray Flying Fox
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.

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.