bottle-brush aloe vs Hover fly

Aloe rupestris compared with Cheilosia pagana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bottle-brush aloe	Hover fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Asphodelaceae	Syrphidae
Genus	Aloe	Cheilosia
Species	Aloe rupestris	Cheilosia pagana

Conservation Status

bottle-brush aloe

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bottle-brush aloe	Hover fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bottle-brush aloe

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

bottle-brush aloe

The Bottle-brush Aloe (Aloe rupestris) is a species in the genus Aloe. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.