Apulian Garlic vs Scuttle fly

Allium apulum compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Apulian Garlic is Least Concern while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apulian Garlic	Scuttle fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Phoridae
Genus	Allium	Megaselia
Species	Allium apulum	Megaselia scalaris

Conservation Status

Apulian Garlic

LC — Least Concern

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apulian Garlic	Scuttle fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apulian Garlic

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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).

Apulian Garlic

The Apulian Garlic (Allium apulum) is a species in the genus Allium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.