Chalk Maple vs Scuttle fly

Acer leucoderme compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Chalk Maple is Least Concern while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chalk Maple	Scuttle fly
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Phoridae
Genus	Acer	Megaselia
Species	Acer leucoderme	Megaselia scalaris

Conservation Status

Chalk Maple

LC — Least Concern

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chalk Maple	Scuttle fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chalk Maple

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).

Chalk Maple

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