Hover fly vs Hubbs’s Beaked Whale

Cheilosia pagana compared with Mesoplodon carlhubbsi

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Least Concern while Hubbs’s Beaked Whale is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover 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	Syrphidae	Hyperoodontidae
Genus	Cheilosia	Mesoplodon
Species	Cheilosia pagana	Mesoplodon carlhubbsi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Hubbs’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Hubbs’s Beaked Whale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hover 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.