Hover fly vs Little Desert Pocket Mouse

Cheilosia pagana compared with Chaetodipus arenarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Little Desert Pocket Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Syrphidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Cheilosia	Chaetodipus
Species	Cheilosia pagana	Chaetodipus arenarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Hover fly and Little Desert Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Little Desert Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Little Desert Pocket Mouse
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.

Little Desert Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.