Confusing Bumble Bee vs Eurasian water shrew

Bombus perplexus compared with Neomys fodiens

Key Differences

• Confusing Bumble Bee is Least Concern while Eurasian water shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Bumble Bee	Eurasian water shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Hymenoptera (ハチ目)	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)
Family	Apidae (Bees)	Soricidae
Genus	Bombus	Neomys
Species	Bombus perplexus	Neomys fodiens

Evolutionary Relationship

Confusing Bumble Bee and Eurasian water shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Eurasian water shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Bumble Bee	Eurasian water shrew
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.

Eurasian water shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Eurasian water shrew

カワジネズミ（Neomys fodiens）はIUCNレッドリストで絶滅危惧（EN）に分類されています。野生での絶滅リスクが高く、個体数が著しく減少しており、生存に対する継続的な脅威があります。