Black scale vs brown scale

Saissetia oleae compared with Saissetia coffeae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black scale	brown scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family same	Coccidae	Coccidae
Genus same	Saissetia	Saissetia
Species	Saissetia oleae	Saissetia coffeae

Evolutionary Relationship

Black scale and brown scale share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Saissetia.

Conservation Status

Black scale

NE — Not Evaluated

brown scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black scale	brown scale
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 scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (22 countries), and North America (United States).

Black scale

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

brown scale

The Brown Scale (Saissetia coffeae) is a species in the genus Saissetia. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Its geographic range includes widely distributed across asia (japan, taiwan), europe (22 countries), and north america (united states).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 19 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇷 Greece 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇴 Romania 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States