alpine pussytoes vs fig wax scale

Antennaria alpina compared with Ceroplastes japonicus

Key Differences

• alpine pussytoes is Least Concern while fig wax scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine pussytoes	fig wax scale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Coccidae
Genus	Antennaria	Ceroplastes
Species	Antennaria alpina	Ceroplastes japonicus

Conservation Status

alpine pussytoes

LC — Least Concern

fig wax scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine pussytoes	fig wax scale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine pussytoes

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

fig wax scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

alpine pussytoes

The Alpine pussytoes (Antennaria alpina) is a species in the genus Antennaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.