Black scale vs Brown Fruit-eating Bat

Saissetia oleae compared with Artibeus concolor

Key Differences

• Black scale is Not Evaluated while Brown Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black scale	Brown Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Coccidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Saissetia	Artibeus
Species	Saissetia oleae	Artibeus concolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Black scale and Brown Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Brown Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black scale	Brown Fruit-eating Bat
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).

Brown Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Black scale

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

Brown Fruit-eating Bat

The Brown Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus concolor) is a species in the genus Artibeus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.