Dusted Flat-body vs Drosseluferläufer

Agonopterix assimilella compared with Actitis macularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusted Flat-body	Drosseluferläufer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Aves (Vögel)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Charadriiformes (Regenpfeiferartige)
Family	Depressariidae	Scolopacidae
Genus	Agonopterix	Actitis
Species	Agonopterix assimilella	Actitis macularius

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusted Flat-body and Drosseluferläufer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Dusted Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Drosseluferläufer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusted Flat-body	Drosseluferläufer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusted Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Drosseluferläufer

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Drosseluferläufer

Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden