Black scale vs Jungle Shrew

Saissetia oleae compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Black scale is Not Evaluated while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black scale	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Coccidae	Soricidae
Genus	Saissetia	Suncus
Species	Saissetia oleae	Suncus zeylanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black scale and Jungle Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black scale	Jungle Shrew
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).

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black scale

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