Blackcurrant vs cotton aphid

Antidesma parvifolium compared with Aphis gossypii

Key Differences

• Blackcurrant is Least Concern while cotton aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackcurrant	cotton aphid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Aphididae
Genus	Antidesma	Aphis
Species	Antidesma parvifolium	Aphis gossypii

Conservation Status

Blackcurrant

LC — Least Concern

cotton aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackcurrant	cotton aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackcurrant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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).

Blackcurrant

The Blackcurrant (Antidesma parvifolium) is a species in the genus Antidesma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.