Black scale vs Midday Jird

Saissetia oleae compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Black scale is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black scale	Midday Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Coccidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Saissetia	Meriones
Species	Saissetia oleae	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black scale	Midday Jird
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).

Midday Jird

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.