corn leaf aphid vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Rhopalosiphum maidis compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• corn leaf aphid is Not Evaluated while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	corn leaf aphid	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Aphididae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Rhopalosiphum	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Rhopalosiphum maidis	Pteropus poliocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

corn leaf aphid and Gray-headed Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

corn leaf aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	corn leaf aphid	Gray-headed Flying Fox
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).

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.