Apple leaf midge vs Masked Tita

Dasineura mali compared with Callicebus personatus

Key Differences

• Apple leaf midge is Not Evaluated while Masked Tita is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple leaf midge	Masked Tita
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cecidomyiidae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Dasineura	Callicebus
Species	Dasineura mali	Callicebus personatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Apple leaf midge and Masked Tita share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Apple leaf midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Masked Tita

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple leaf midge	Masked Tita
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.

Masked Tita

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.