escama roja de California vs escama amarilla

Aonidiella aurantii compared with Aonidiella citrina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	escama roja de California	escama amarilla
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class same	Insecta (insecto)	Insecta (insecto)
Order same	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family same	Diaspididae	Diaspididae
Genus same	Aonidiella	Aonidiella
Species	Aonidiella aurantii	Aonidiella citrina

Evolutionary Relationship

escama roja de California and escama amarilla share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Aonidiella.

Conservation Status

escama roja de California

NE — Not Evaluated

escama amarilla

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	escama roja de California	escama amarilla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

escama roja de California

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).

escama amarilla

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

escama roja de California

The California red scale (Aonidiella aurantii) is a species in the genus Aonidiella. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

escama amarilla

The California red scale (Aonidiella citrina) is a species in the genus Aonidiella. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

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