Black scale vs Mentawai Langur

Saissetia oleae compared with Presbytis potenziani

Key Differences

• Black scale is Not Evaluated while Mentawai Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black scale	Mentawai Langur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Coccidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Saissetia	Presbytis
Species	Saissetia oleae	Presbytis potenziani

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Mentawai Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black scale	Mentawai Langur
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).

Mentawai Langur

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.