Black scale vs Malayan civet

Saissetia oleae compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Black scale is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black scale	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Coccidae	Viverridae
Genus	Saissetia	Viverra
Species	Saissetia oleae	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black scale	Malayan civet
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).

Malayan civet

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.