Australian rosewood vs Hover fly

Alectryon oleifolius compared with Cheilosia pagana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian rosewood	Hover fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Syrphidae
Genus	Alectryon	Cheilosia
Species	Alectryon oleifolius	Cheilosia pagana

Conservation Status

Australian rosewood

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian rosewood	Hover fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian rosewood

Habitat

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

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Australian rosewood

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