Australian baobab vs Scuttle fly

Adansonia gregorii compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Australian baobab is Least Concern while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian baobab	Scuttle fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Malvaceae	Phoridae
Genus	Adansonia	Megaselia
Species	Adansonia gregorii	Megaselia scalaris

Conservation Status

Australian baobab

LC — Least Concern

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian baobab	Scuttle fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian baobab

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).

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.