Foca Pia vs Scuttle fly

Pagophilus groenlandicus compared with Megaselia scalaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foca Pia	Scuttle fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Phoridae
Genus	Pagophilus	Megaselia
Species	Pagophilus groenlandicus	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Foca Pia and Scuttle fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Foca Pia

NE — Not Evaluated

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foca Pia	Scuttle fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Foca Pia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden