Acanthus vs Window Gnat

Acanthus ebracteatus compared with Sylvicola fenestralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Acanthus	Window Gnat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Acanthaceae	Anisopodidae
Genus	Acanthus	Sylvicola
Species	Acanthus ebracteatus	Sylvicola fenestralis

Conservation Status

Acanthus

LC — Least Concern

Window Gnat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Acanthus	Window Gnat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Acanthus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Window Gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Acanthus

The Acanthus (Acanthus ebracteatus) is a species in the genus Acanthus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It typically inhabits diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.