Chestnut dunnart vs cotton aphid

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Aphis gossypii

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while cotton aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	cotton aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Dasyuridae	Aphididae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Aphis
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Aphis gossypii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

cotton aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	cotton aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

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).

Chestnut dunnart

The Chestnut dunnart (Sminthopsis archeri) is a species in the genus Sminthopsis. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.