cotton aphid vs Crab-eating Mongoose

Aphis gossypii compared with Herpestes urva

Key Differences

• cotton aphid is Not Evaluated while Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cotton aphid	Crab-eating Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Aphididae	Herpestidae
Genus	Aphis	Herpestes
Species	Aphis gossypii	Herpestes urva

Evolutionary Relationship

cotton aphid and Crab-eating Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

cotton aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cotton aphid	Crab-eating Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.