California red scale vs Chestnut dunnart

Aonidiella aurantii compared with Sminthopsis archeri

Key Differences

• California red scale is Not Evaluated while Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	California red scale	Chestnut dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Diaspididae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Aonidiella	Sminthopsis
Species	Aonidiella aurantii	Sminthopsis archeri

Evolutionary Relationship

California red scale and Chestnut dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

California red scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	California red scale	Chestnut dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

California red scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Israel, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (Dominica, United States).

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

California red scale

The California red scale (Aonidiella aurantii) is a species in the genus Aonidiella. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Chestnut dunnart

The Chestnut dunnart (Sminthopsis archeri) is a species in the genus Sminthopsis. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.