Black scale vs Mountain Goat

Saissetia oleae compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• Black scale is Not Evaluated while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black scale	Mountain Goat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Coccidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Saissetia	Oreamnos
Species	Saissetia oleae	Oreamnos americanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black scale	Mountain Goat
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).

Mountain Goat

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.