Black scale vs Northern Hopping Mouse

Saissetia oleae compared with Notomys aquilo

Key Differences

• Black scale is Not Evaluated while Northern Hopping Mouse is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black scale	Northern Hopping Mouse
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	Notomys
Species	Saissetia oleae	Notomys aquilo

Evolutionary Relationship

Black scale and Northern Hopping Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Hopping Mouse

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black scale	Northern Hopping Mouse
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).

Northern Hopping Mouse

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.