black gidgee vs Scuttle fly

Acacia pruinocarpa compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• black gidgee is Least Concern while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black gidgee	Scuttle fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Phoridae
Genus	Acacia	Megaselia
Species	Acacia pruinocarpa	Megaselia scalaris

Conservation Status

black gidgee

LC — Least Concern

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black gidgee	Scuttle fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black gidgee

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).

black gidgee

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