Black scale vs chainfruit

Saissetia oleae compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black scale	chainfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Coccidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Saissetia	Alyxia
Species	Saissetia oleae	Alyxia ilicifolia

Conservation Status

Black scale

NE — Not Evaluated

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black scale	chainfruit
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).

chainfruit

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.

chainfruit

The Chainfruit (Alyxia ilicifolia) is a species in the genus Alyxia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.