Confusing Bumble Bee vs Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Bombus perplexus compared with Thyroptera discifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Bumble Bee	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Apidae (Bees)	Thyropteridae
Genus	Bombus	Thyroptera
Species	Bombus perplexus	Thyroptera discifera

Evolutionary Relationship

Confusing Bumble Bee and Peters's Disk-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Bumble Bee	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
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.

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.