Hover fly vs Little Indian Field Mouse

Cheilosia pagana compared with Mus booduga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Little Indian Field Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Syrphidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cheilosia	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Cheilosia pagana	Mus booduga

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Little Indian Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Little Indian Field 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 Indian Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.