California red scale vs Dark flying fox

Aonidiella aurantii compared with Pteropus subniger

Key Differences

• California red scale is Not Evaluated while Dark flying fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	California red scale	Dark flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Diaspididae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Aonidiella	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Aonidiella aurantii	Pteropus subniger

Evolutionary Relationship

California red scale and Dark flying fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

California red scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	California red scale	Dark flying fox
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).

Dark flying fox

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.