latrine fly vs Little house fly

Fannia scalaris compared with Fannia canicularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	latrine fly	Little house fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order same	Diptera (雙翅目)	Diptera (雙翅目)
Family same	Fanniidae	Fanniidae
Genus same	Fannia	Fannia
Species	Fannia scalaris	Fannia canicularis

Evolutionary Relationship

latrine fly and Little house fly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Fannia.

Conservation Status

latrine fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Little house fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	latrine fly	Little house fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

latrine fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Little house fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

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