Calamus vs Hartig's pine scale

Acorus calamus compared with Leucaspis lowi

Key Differences

Calamus is Least Concern while Hartig's pine scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calamus	Hartig's pine scale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Acoraceae	Diaspididae
Genus	Acorus	Leucaspis
Species	Acorus calamus	Leucaspis lowi

Conservation Status

Calamus

LC — Least Concern

Hartig's pine scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calamus	Hartig's pine scale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Calamus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (30 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Hartig's pine scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Calamus

The Calamus (Acorus calamus) is a species in the genus Acorus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.