Forest Dormouse vs Garden Bumblebee

Dryomys nitedula compared with Bombus hortorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Dormouse	Garden Bumblebee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Gliridae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Dryomys	Bombus
Species	Dryomys nitedula	Bombus hortorum

Evolutionary Relationship

Forest Dormouse and Garden Bumblebee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Forest Dormouse

LC — Least Concern

Garden Bumblebee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Dormouse	Garden Bumblebee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Garden Bumblebee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).