Black Deerfly vs Black-headed Apalis

Chrysops sepulcralis compared with Apalis melanocephala

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Deerfly	Black-headed Apalis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Tabanidae	Cisticolidae
Genus	Chrysops	Apalis
Species	Chrysops sepulcralis	Apalis melanocephala

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Deerfly and Black-headed Apalis share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Black-headed Apalis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Deerfly	Black-headed Apalis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Deerfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Black-headed Apalis

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Black Deerfly

The Black Deerfly (Chrysops sepulcralis) is a species in the genus Chrysops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Black-headed Apalis

The Black-headed Apalis (Apalis melanocephala) is a species in the genus Apalis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway