bed bug vs Emilia s Gracile Opossum

Cimex lectularius compared with Gracilinanus emiliae

Key Differences

• bed bug is Least Concern while Emilia s Gracile Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bed bug	Emilia s Gracile Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Cimicidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Cimex	Gracilinanus
Species	Cimex lectularius	Gracilinanus emiliae

Evolutionary Relationship

bed bug and Emilia s Gracile Opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

bed bug

LC — Least Concern

Emilia s Gracile Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bed bug	Emilia s Gracile Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bed bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Emilia s Gracile Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

bed bug

The Bed bug (Cimex lectularius) is a species in the genus Cimex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.