Black scale vs One-striped opossum

Saissetia oleae compared with Monodelphis unistriata

Key Differences

• Black scale is Not Evaluated while One-striped opossum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black scale	One-striped opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Coccidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Saissetia	Monodelphis
Species	Saissetia oleae	Monodelphis unistriata

Evolutionary Relationship

Black scale and One-striped opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black scale

NE — Not Evaluated

One-striped opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black scale	One-striped opossum
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).

One-striped opossum

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.