California red scale vs Javan Mongoose

Aonidiella aurantii compared with Herpestes javanicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	California red scale	Javan Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Diaspididae	Herpestidae
Genus	Aonidiella	Herpestes
Species	Aonidiella aurantii	Herpestes javanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

California red scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	California red scale	Javan Mongoose
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).

Javan Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Mauritius), Asia (Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Colombia, Guyana).

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇯🇵 Japan 🇺🇸 United States