Bay Cat vs cotton aphid

Catopuma badia compared with Aphis gossypii

Key Differences

• Bay Cat is Endangered while cotton aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bay Cat	cotton aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Aphididae
Genus	Catopuma	Aphis
Species	Catopuma badia	Aphis gossypii

Evolutionary Relationship

Bay Cat and cotton aphid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bay Cat

EN — Endangered

cotton aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bay Cat	cotton aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bay Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cotton aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia).

Bay Cat

The Bay Cat (Catopuma badia) is a species in the genus Catopuma. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.