Hover fly vs Jentink's Duiker

Cheilosia pagana compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Least Concern while Jentink's Duiker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Jentink's Duiker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Syrphidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Cheilosia	Cephalophus
Species	Cheilosia pagana	Cephalophus jentinki

Evolutionary Relationship

Hover fly and Jentink's Duiker share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Jentink's Duiker
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.

Jentink's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.