Black scale vs North American Badger

Saissetia oleae compared with Taxidea taxus

Key Differences

• Black scale is Not Evaluated while North American Badger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black scale	North American Badger
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Coccidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Saissetia	Taxidea
Species	Saissetia oleae	Taxidea taxus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black scale and North American Badger share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black scale

NE — Not Evaluated

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black scale	North American Badger
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).

North American Badger

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.