cotton aphid vs Painted Woolly Bat

Aphis gossypii compared with Kerivoula picta

Key Differences

• cotton aphid is Not Evaluated while Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cotton aphid	Painted Woolly Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Aphididae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Aphis	Kerivoula
Species	Aphis gossypii	Kerivoula picta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

cotton aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cotton aphid	Painted Woolly 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).

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.