alstonia vs pineapple mealybug

Alstonia congensis compared with Dysmicoccus brevipes

Key Differences

• alstonia is Least Concern while pineapple mealybug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alstonia	pineapple mealybug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Apocynaceae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Alstonia	Dysmicoccus
Species	Alstonia congensis	Dysmicoccus brevipes

Conservation Status

alstonia

LC — Least Concern

pineapple mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alstonia	pineapple mealybug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alstonia

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

pineapple mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (8 countries), and North America (Dominica, United States).

alstonia

The Alstonia (Alstonia congensis) is a species in the genus Alstonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Guinea.