Ooldea dunnart vs Red-shanked Bumblebee

Sminthopsis ooldea compared with Bombus ruderarius

Key Differences

• Ooldea dunnart is Least Concern while Red-shanked Bumblebee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ooldea dunnart	Red-shanked Bumblebee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Dasyuridae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Sminthopsis	Bombus
Species	Sminthopsis ooldea	Bombus ruderarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Ooldea dunnart and Red-shanked Bumblebee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Red-shanked Bumblebee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ooldea dunnart	Red-shanked Bumblebee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ooldea dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-shanked Bumblebee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.