Four-barred Major vs Hill Soldier

Oxycera rara compared with Oxycera pardalina

Key Differences

• Four-barred Major is Not Evaluated while Hill Soldier is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-barred Major	Hill Soldier
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Diptera (Diptera)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family same	Stratiomyidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus same	Oxycera	Oxycera
Species	Oxycera rara	Oxycera pardalina

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-barred Major and Hill Soldier share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Oxycera.

Conservation Status

Four-barred Major

NE — Not Evaluated

Hill Soldier

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-barred Major	Hill Soldier
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-barred Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

Hill Soldier

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium