Comma scale vs Long scale
Both belong to the genus Lepidosaphes, so they are close relatives.
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What is the difference between a comma scale and a long scale?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- Both belong to the genus Lepidosaphes, so they are close relatives.
- They are on record for 79 of the same countries (the comma scale for 137 in total, the long scale for 84). Country data is incomplete and can include zoos, so this does not show whether they meet in the wild.
Side by side
| Comma scale | Long scale | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Lepidosaphes beckii | Lepidosaphes gloverii |
| Family | Diaspididae | Diaspididae |
| Order | Hemiptera | Hemiptera |
| Weight | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Countries recorded | 137 | 84 |
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