California red scale vs Indomalayan Vandeleuria

Aonidiella aurantii compared with Vandeleuria oleracea

Key Differences

• California red scale is Not Evaluated while Indomalayan Vandeleuria is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	California red scale	Indomalayan Vandeleuria
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Diaspididae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Aonidiella	Vandeleuria
Species	Aonidiella aurantii	Vandeleuria oleracea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

California red scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Indomalayan Vandeleuria

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	California red scale	Indomalayan Vandeleuria
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).

Indomalayan Vandeleuria

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.