cotton aphid vs Greater Ghost Bat

Aphis gossypii compared with Diclidurus ingens

Key Differences

• cotton aphid is Not Evaluated while Greater Ghost Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cotton aphid	Greater Ghost Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Aphididae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Aphis	Diclidurus
Species	Aphis gossypii	Diclidurus ingens

Evolutionary Relationship

cotton aphid and Greater Ghost Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

cotton aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Ghost Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cotton aphid	Greater Ghost Bat
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).

Greater Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.