Black scale vs Chalk Maple

Saissetia oleae compared with Acer leucoderme

Key Differences

• Black scale is Not Evaluated while Chalk Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black scale	Chalk Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Coccidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Saissetia	Acer
Species	Saissetia oleae	Acer leucoderme

Conservation Status

Black scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Chalk Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black scale	Chalk Maple
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).

Chalk Maple

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.

Chalk Maple

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