Blackcurrant vs Scuttle fly

Antidesma parvifolium compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Blackcurrant is Least Concern while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackcurrant	Scuttle fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighienartige)	Diptera (Zweiflügler)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Phoridae
Genus	Antidesma	Megaselia
Species	Antidesma parvifolium	Megaselia scalaris

Conservation Status

Blackcurrant

LC — Least Concern

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackcurrant	Scuttle fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackcurrant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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).

Blackcurrant

The Blackcurrant (Antidesma parvifolium) is a species in the genus Antidesma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.