California red scale vs Hare's-tail

Aonidiella aurantii compared with Lagurus ovatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	California red scale	Hare's-tail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Diaspididae	Cricetidae
Genus	Aonidiella	Lagurus
Species	Aonidiella aurantii	Lagurus ovatus

Evolutionary Relationship

California red scale and Hare's-tail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

California red scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	California red scale	Hare's-tail
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).

Hare's-tail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 9 countries:

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