Fat-tailed false antechinus vs Hover fly

Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis compared with Cheilosia pagana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed false antechinus	Hover fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Dasyuridae	Syrphidae
Genus	Pseudantechinus	Cheilosia
Species	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis	Cheilosia pagana

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed false antechinus and Hover fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed false antechinus	Hover fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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