Black scale vs bull-oak

Saissetia oleae compared with Allocasuarina fraseriana

Key Differences

• Black scale is Not Evaluated while bull-oak is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black scale	bull-oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Coccidae	Casuarinaceae
Genus	Saissetia	Allocasuarina
Species	Saissetia oleae	Allocasuarina fraseriana

Conservation Status

Black scale

NE — Not Evaluated

bull-oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black scale	bull-oak
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).

bull-oak

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.

bull-oak

The bull-oak (Allocasuarina fraseriana) is a species in the genus Allocasuarina. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.