Alocasia Quilted Dreams vs Soldier fly

Alocasia sinuata compared with Sargus cuprarius

Key Differences

• Alocasia Quilted Dreams is Critically Endangered while Soldier fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alocasia Quilted Dreams	Soldier fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Araceae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Alocasia	Sargus
Species	Alocasia sinuata	Sargus cuprarius

Conservation Status

Alocasia Quilted Dreams

CR — Critically Endangered

Soldier fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alocasia Quilted Dreams	Soldier fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alocasia Quilted Dreams

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Soldier fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Alocasia Quilted Dreams

The Alocasia Quilted Dreams (Alocasia sinuata) is a species in the genus Alocasia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the.