Window Gnat vs Wood gnat

Sylvicola fenestralis compared with Sylvicola cinctus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Window Gnat	Wood gnat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Diptera (Diptera)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family same	Anisopodidae	Anisopodidae
Genus same	Sylvicola	Sylvicola
Species	Sylvicola fenestralis	Sylvicola cinctus

Evolutionary Relationship

Window Gnat and Wood gnat share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sylvicola.

Conservation Status

Window Gnat

LC — Least Concern

Wood gnat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Window Gnat	Wood gnat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Window Gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Wood gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States