cotton aphid vs Gray-bellied dunnart

Aphis gossypii compared with Sminthopsis griseoventer

Key Differences

• cotton aphid is Not Evaluated while Gray-bellied dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

cotton aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-bellied dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cotton aphid	Gray-bellied dunnart
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).

Gray-bellied dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.