Arizona alder vs Splayed Deerfly

Alnus oblongifolia compared with Chrysops caecutiens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona alder	Splayed Deerfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Betulaceae	Tabanidae
Genus	Alnus	Chrysops
Species	Alnus oblongifolia	Chrysops caecutiens

Conservation Status

Arizona alder

LC — Least Concern

Splayed Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona alder	Splayed Deerfly
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.

Splayed Deerfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.