Black scale vs Bunkerman

Saissetia oleae compared with Acacia excelsa

Key Differences

• Black scale is Not Evaluated while Bunkerman is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black scale	Bunkerman
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 excelsa

Conservation Status

Black scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Bunkerman

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black scale	Bunkerman
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).

Bunkerman

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.

Bunkerman

The Bunkerman (Acacia excelsa) 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.