Gemeine Schafgarbe vs marsh mealybug

Achillea millefolium compared with Atrococcus paludinus

Key Differences

• Gemeine Schafgarbe is Least Concern while marsh mealybug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gemeine Schafgarbe	marsh mealybug
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Asterales (Asternartige)	Hemiptera (Schnabelkerfe)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Achillea	Atrococcus
Species	Achillea millefolium	Atrococcus paludinus

Conservation Status

Gemeine Schafgarbe

LC — Least Concern

marsh mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gemeine Schafgarbe	marsh mealybug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gemeine Schafgarbe

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

marsh mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Gemeine Schafgarbe

The Bloodwort (Achillea millefolium) is a species in the genus Achillea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic real

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden