Cranefly vs Tiger Cranefly

Nephrotoma cornicina compared with Nephrotoma flavescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cranefly	Tiger Cranefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Insecta (inseto)	Insecta (inseto)
Order same	Diptera (Mosca)	Diptera (Mosca)
Family same	Tipulidae	Tipulidae
Genus same	Nephrotoma	Nephrotoma
Species	Nephrotoma cornicina	Nephrotoma flavescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Cranefly and Tiger Cranefly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Nephrotoma.

Conservation Status

Cranefly

LC — Least Concern

Tiger Cranefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cranefly	Tiger Cranefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cranefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Tiger Cranefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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