L'Hoest's Monkey vs Scuttle fly

Allochrocebus lhoesti compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• L'Hoest's Monkey is Vulnerable while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	L'Hoest's Monkey	Scuttle fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Phoridae
Genus	Allochrocebus	Megaselia
Species	Allochrocebus lhoesti	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

L'Hoest's Monkey and Scuttle fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

L'Hoest's Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	L'Hoest's Monkey	Scuttle fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

L'Hoest's Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).