Black scale vs Dark fruit-eating bat

Saissetia oleae compared with Artibeus obscurus

Key Differences

• Black scale is Not Evaluated while Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black scale	Dark fruit-eating bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Coccidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Saissetia	Artibeus
Species	Saissetia oleae	Artibeus obscurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black scale and Dark fruit-eating bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black scale	Dark fruit-eating bat
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).

Dark fruit-eating bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Black scale

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