alstonia vs Window Gnat

Alstonia boonei compared with Sylvicola fenestralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank alstonia Window Gnat
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Gentianales (Gentianales) Diptera (Diptera)
Family Apocynaceae Anisopodidae
Genus Alstonia Sylvicola
Species Alstonia boonei Sylvicola fenestralis

Conservation Status

alstonia

LC — Least Concern

Window Gnat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute alstonia Window Gnat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

alstonia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea.

Window Gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

alstonia

The Alstonia (Alstonia boonei) is a species in the genus Alstonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeo. Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea.

Window Gnat

No description available.

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