Black Deerfly vs Ecuadorean Rice Rat

Chrysops sepulcralis compared with Nephelomys auriventer

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Deerfly	Ecuadorean Rice Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tabanidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Chrysops	Nephelomys
Species	Chrysops sepulcralis	Nephelomys auriventer

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Deerfly and Ecuadorean Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Deerfly	Ecuadorean Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Deerfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Black Deerfly

The Black Deerfly (Chrysops sepulcralis) is a species in the genus Chrysops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.