fig wax scale vs Ornate Shrew

Ceroplastes japonicus compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• fig wax scale is Not Evaluated while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	fig wax scale	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Coccidae	Soricidae
Genus	Ceroplastes	Sorex
Species	Ceroplastes japonicus	Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

fig wax scale and Ornate Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

fig wax scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	fig wax scale	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

fig wax scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.