black wattle vs Scuttle fly

Acacia plectocarpa compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	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 plectocarpa	Megaselia scalaris

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

black wattle

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 wattle

The black wattle (Acacia plectocarpa) 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.