Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Scuttle fly

Dendrogale murina compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Least Concern while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Scuttle fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Tupaiidae	Phoridae
Genus	Dendrogale	Megaselia
Species	Dendrogale murina	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Scuttle fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Scuttle fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

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).