bagasse vs Scuttle fly

Ambelania acida compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• bagasse is Least Concern while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bagasse	Scuttle fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Apocynaceae	Phoridae
Genus	Ambelania	Megaselia
Species	Ambelania acida	Megaselia scalaris

Conservation Status

bagasse

LC — Least Concern

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bagasse	Scuttle fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bagasse

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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).

bagasse

The Bagasse (Ambelania acida) is a species in the genus Ambelania. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.