African Jacana vs Scuttle fly

Actophilornis africanus compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• African Jacana is Least Concern while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Jacana	Scuttle fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Jacanidae	Phoridae
Genus	Actophilornis	Megaselia
Species	Actophilornis africanus	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

African Jacana and Scuttle fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Jacana

LC — Least Concern

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Jacana	Scuttle fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Jacana

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United Arab Emirates.

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, United States).

African Jacana

The African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus) is a species in the genus Actophilornis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway