Hover fly vs Kachin Red-backed Vole

Cheilosia pagana compared with Eothenomys cachinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Hover fly Kachin Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Diptera (Diptera) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Syrphidae Cricetidae
Genus Cheilosia Eothenomys
Species Cheilosia pagana Eothenomys cachinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hover fly and Kachin Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Kachin Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Hover fly Kachin Red-backed Vole
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.

Kachin Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hover fly

No description available.

Kachin Red-backed Vole

No description available.

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