Black scale vs black wattle

Saissetia oleae compared with Acacia celsa

Key Differences

• Black scale is Not Evaluated while black wattle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black scale	black wattle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Coccidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Saissetia	Acacia
Species	Saissetia oleae	Acacia celsa

Conservation Status

Black scale

NE — Not Evaluated

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black scale	black wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus, Israel, Taiwan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Dominica, United States), and South America (Chile).

black wattle

Habitat

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

Black scale

The Black scale (Saissetia oleae) is a species in the genus Saissetia. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

black wattle

The black wattle (Acacia celsa) 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.