Cypress aphid vs Great Flying Fox

Cinara cupressi compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• Cypress aphid is Not Evaluated while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cypress aphid	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Aphididae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cinara	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cinara cupressi	Pteropus neohibernicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cypress aphid and Great Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cypress aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cypress aphid	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cypress aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (China, India, Israel), Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), and South America (4 countries).

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.