House fly vs Muscoid fly

Musca domestica compared with Musca vitripennis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	House fly	Muscoid 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	Muscidae	Muscidae
Genus same	Musca	Musca
Species	Musca domestica	Musca vitripennis

Evolutionary Relationship

House fly and Muscoid fly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Musca.

Conservation Status

House fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Muscoid fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	House fly	Muscoid fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

House fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, United States).

Muscoid fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States