Scuttle fly vs White-tipped Swift

Megaselia scalaris compared with Aeronautes montivagus

Key Differences

• Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated while White-tipped Swift is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scuttle fly	White-tipped Swift
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Phoridae	Apodidae
Genus	Megaselia	Aeronautes
Species	Megaselia scalaris	Aeronautes montivagus

Evolutionary Relationship

Scuttle fly and White-tipped Swift share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

White-tipped Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scuttle fly	White-tipped Swift
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

White-tipped Swift

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

White-tipped Swift

White-tipped Swift (Aeronautes montivagus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway