cotton aphid vs Malayan Water Shrew

Aphis gossypii compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• cotton aphid is Not Evaluated while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cotton aphid	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Aphididae	Soricidae
Genus	Aphis	Chimarrogale
Species	Aphis gossypii	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

cotton aphid and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

cotton aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cotton aphid	Malayan Water Shrew
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).

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.