Hover fly vs Julia Creek dunnart

Cheilosia pagana compared with Sminthopsis douglasi

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Least Concern while Julia Creek dunnart is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Julia Creek dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Syrphidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Cheilosia	Sminthopsis
Species	Cheilosia pagana	Sminthopsis douglasi

Evolutionary Relationship

Hover fly and Julia Creek dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Julia Creek dunnart

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Julia Creek dunnart
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.

Julia Creek dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.