cotton aphid vs Gray Slender Opossum

Aphis gossypii compared with Marmosops incanus

Key Differences

• cotton aphid is Not Evaluated while Gray Slender Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cotton aphid	Gray Slender Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Aphididae	Didelphidae
Genus	Aphis	Marmosops
Species	Aphis gossypii	Marmosops incanus

Evolutionary Relationship

cotton aphid and Gray Slender Opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

cotton aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cotton aphid	Gray Slender Opossum
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 Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.