Confusing Bumble Bee vs Large False Serotine

Bombus perplexus compared with Hesperoptenus tomesi

Key Differences

• Confusing Bumble Bee is Least Concern while Large False Serotine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Bumble Bee	Large False Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Apidae (Bees)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Bombus	Hesperoptenus
Species	Bombus perplexus	Hesperoptenus tomesi

Evolutionary Relationship

Confusing Bumble Bee and Large False Serotine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Bumble Bee	Large False Serotine
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.

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.