Chestnut-throated Apalis vs Scuttle fly

Apalis porphyrolaema compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Chestnut-throated Apalis is Least Concern while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-throated Apalis	Scuttle fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cisticolidae	Phoridae
Genus	Apalis	Megaselia
Species	Apalis porphyrolaema	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-throated Apalis and Scuttle fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-throated Apalis

LC — Least Concern

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-throated Apalis	Scuttle fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-throated Apalis

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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).

Chestnut-throated Apalis

The Chestnut-throated Apalis (Apalis porphyrolaema) 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