Hover fly vs Lomami Red Colobus

Cheilosia pagana compared with Piliocolobus parmentieri

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Least Concern while Lomami Red Colobus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Lomami Red Colobus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Syrphidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cheilosia	Piliocolobus
Species	Cheilosia pagana	Piliocolobus parmentieri

Evolutionary Relationship

Hover fly and Lomami Red Colobus share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Lomami Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Lomami Red Colobus
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.

Lomami Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.