bed bug vs Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo

Cimex lectularius compared with Dasypus pilosus

Key Differences

• bed bug is Least Concern while Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bed bug	Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Cingulata (Cingulata)
Family	Cimicidae	Dasypodidae
Genus	Cimex	Dasypus
Species	Cimex lectularius	Dasypus pilosus

Evolutionary Relationship

bed bug and Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

bed bug

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bed bug	Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bed bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bed bug

The Bed bug (Cimex lectularius) is a species in the genus Cimex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.