Chinese wax scale vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Ceroplastes sinensis compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

Chinese wax scale is Not Evaluated while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese wax scale	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Coccidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Ceroplastes	Alticola
Species	Ceroplastes sinensis	Alticola lemminus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese wax scale and Lemming Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Chinese wax scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese wax scale	Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese wax scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (United States).

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese wax scale

The Chinese Wax Scale (Ceroplastes sinensis) is a species in the genus Ceroplastes. Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (United States).