Broads Long-legged Fly vs Long-legged fly

Dolichopus laticola compared with Dolichopus rupestris

Key Differences

• Broads Long-legged Fly is Not Evaluated while Long-legged fly is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broads Long-legged Fly	Long-legged fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Diptera (Diptera)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family same	Dolichopodidae	Dolichopodidae
Genus same	Dolichopus	Dolichopus
Species	Dolichopus laticola	Dolichopus rupestris

Evolutionary Relationship

Broads Long-legged Fly and Long-legged fly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dolichopus.

Conservation Status

Broads Long-legged Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-legged fly

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broads Long-legged Fly	Long-legged fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broads Long-legged Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Long-legged fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Broads Long-legged Fly

The Broads Long-Legged Fly (Dolichopus laticola) is a species in the genus Dolichopus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. It has been recorded Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden..

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden