black gidgee vs Florida wax scale

Acacia pruinocarpa compared with Ceroplastes floridensis

Key Differences

• black gidgee is Least Concern while Florida wax scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black gidgee	Florida wax scale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Coccidae
Genus	Acacia	Ceroplastes
Species	Acacia pruinocarpa	Ceroplastes floridensis

Conservation Status

black gidgee

LC — Least Concern

Florida wax scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black gidgee	Florida wax scale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black gidgee

Habitat

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

Florida wax scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (7 countries), and North America (United States).

black gidgee

The Black Gidgee (Acacia pruinocarpa) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.