Apple leaf midge vs Australian baobab

Dasineura mali compared with Adansonia gregorii

Key Differences

• Apple leaf midge is Not Evaluated while Australian baobab is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple leaf midge	Australian baobab
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Cecidomyiidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Dasineura	Adansonia
Species	Dasineura mali	Adansonia gregorii

Conservation Status

Apple leaf midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Australian baobab

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple leaf midge	Australian baobab
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apple leaf midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Australian baobab

Habitat

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

Apple leaf midge

The Apple leaf midge (Dasineura mali) is a species in the genus Dasineura. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Australian baobab

The Australian baobab (Adansonia gregorii) is a species in the genus Adansonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.