corn leaf aphid vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Rhopalosiphum maidis compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• corn leaf aphid is Not Evaluated while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	corn leaf aphid	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Aphididae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Rhopalosiphum	Hsunycteris
Species	Rhopalosiphum maidis	Hsunycteris pattoni

Evolutionary Relationship

corn leaf aphid and Patton’s Nectar Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

corn leaf aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	corn leaf aphid	Patton’s Nectar Bat
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).

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.