Arizona alder vs Scuttle fly

Alnus oblongifolia compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Arizona alder is Least Concern while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona alder	Scuttle fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Betulaceae	Phoridae
Genus	Alnus	Megaselia
Species	Alnus oblongifolia	Megaselia scalaris

Conservation Status

Arizona alder

LC — Least Concern

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona alder	Scuttle fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona alder

Habitat

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

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).

Arizona alder

The Arizona alder, Alnus oblongifolia, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.