Gray-bellied dunnart vs spirea aphid

Sminthopsis griseoventer compared with Aphis spiraecola

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied dunnart is Least Concern while spirea aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied dunnart	spirea aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Dasyuridae	Aphididae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Aphis
Species	Sminthopsis griseoventer	Aphis spiraecola

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied dunnart and spirea aphid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied dunnart

LC — Least Concern

spirea aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied dunnart	spirea aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-bellied dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spirea aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Cote d'Ivoire, Malawi), Asia (Georgia, Israel), Europe (19 countries), North America (Barbados, Dominica, United States), and South America (Ecuador).