Jungle cat vs Scuttle fly

Felis chaus compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Jungle cat is Least Concern while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle cat	Scuttle fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Phoridae
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Megaselia
Species	Felis chaus	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Jungle cat

LC — Least Concern

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jungle cat	Scuttle fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.

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).