California red scale vs Malayan civet

Aonidiella aurantii compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• California red scale is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	California red scale	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Diaspididae	Viverridae
Genus	Aonidiella	Viverra
Species	Aonidiella aurantii	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

California red scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	California red scale	Malayan civet
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).

Malayan civet

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.