cotton aphid vs mountain gorilla

Aphis gossypii compared with Gorilla beringei

Key Differences

• cotton aphid is Not Evaluated while mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cotton aphid	mountain gorilla
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Aphididae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Aphis	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Aphis gossypii	Gorilla beringei

Evolutionary Relationship

cotton aphid and mountain gorilla share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

cotton aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cotton aphid	mountain gorilla
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).

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.