Bird's Eye vs Window Gnat

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Sylvicola fenestralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bird's Eye Window Gnat
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Diptera (Diptera)
Family Sapindaceae Anisopodidae
Genus Alectryon Sylvicola
Species Alectryon subcinereus Sylvicola fenestralis

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Window Gnat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bird's Eye Window Gnat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

Habitat

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

Window Gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Window Gnat

No description available.

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