Hump-backed fly vs Mexican Fox Squirrel

Megaselia rufipes compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Key Differences

• Hump-backed fly is Not Evaluated while Mexican Fox Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hump-backed fly	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phoridae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Megaselia	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Megaselia rufipes	Sciurus nayaritensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Hump-backed fly and Mexican Fox Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hump-backed fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hump-backed fly	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hump-backed fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.