Confusing Bumble Bee vs Red-billed Duck

Bombus perplexus compared with Anas erythrorhyncha

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Bumble Bee	Red-billed Duck
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Apidae (Bees)	Anatidae
Genus	Bombus	Anas
Species	Bombus perplexus	Anas erythrorhyncha

Evolutionary Relationship

Confusing Bumble Bee and Red-billed Duck share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Bumble Bee	Red-billed Duck
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.

Red-billed Duck

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Ecuador).

Red-billed Duck

Red-billed Duck (Anas erythrorhyncha) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.