Bee Fly vs Hubbs’s Beaked Whale

Bombylius major compared with Mesoplodon carlhubbsi

Key Differences

• Bee Fly is Least Concern while Hubbs’s Beaked Whale is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bee Fly	Hubbs’s Beaked Whale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Bombyliidae	Hyperoodontidae
Genus	Bombylius	Mesoplodon
Species	Bombylius major	Mesoplodon carlhubbsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Bee Fly and Hubbs’s Beaked Whale share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bee Fly

LC — Least Concern

Hubbs’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bee Fly	Hubbs’s Beaked Whale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bee Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Hubbs’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bee Fly

The Bee Fly (Bombylius major) is a species in the genus Bombylius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.