Confusing Bumble Bee vs Sumatran orangutan

Bombus perplexus compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

• Confusing Bumble Bee is Least Concern while Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Bumble Bee	Sumatran orangutan
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Apidae (Bees)	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Bombus	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Bombus perplexus	Pongo abelii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Bumble Bee	Sumatran orangutan
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.

Sumatran orangutan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.