corn leaf aphid vs Fat-tailed Jird

Rhopalosiphum maidis compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Key Differences

• corn leaf aphid is Not Evaluated while Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	corn leaf aphid	Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aphididae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Rhopalosiphum	Pachyuromys
Species	Rhopalosiphum maidis	Pachyuromys duprasi

Evolutionary Relationship

corn leaf aphid and Fat-tailed Jird share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

corn leaf aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	corn leaf aphid	Fat-tailed Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

corn leaf aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus, Taiwan), Europe (26 countries), and North America (United States).

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.