Ouistiti a queue noire vs Scuttle fly

Mico melanurus compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Ouistiti a queue noire is Near Threatened while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ouistiti a queue noire	Scuttle fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Callitrichidae	Phoridae
Genus	Mico	Megaselia
Species	Mico melanurus	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Ouistiti a queue noire and Scuttle fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ouistiti a queue noire

NT — Near Threatened

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ouistiti a queue noire	Scuttle fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ouistiti a queue noire

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).