Hover fly vs Long-nosed Echymipera

Cheilosia pagana compared with Echymipera rufescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Long-nosed Echymipera
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Syrphidae	Peramelidae
Genus	Cheilosia	Echymipera
Species	Cheilosia pagana	Echymipera rufescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Hover fly and Long-nosed Echymipera share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Long-nosed Echymipera

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Long-nosed Echymipera
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.

Long-nosed Echymipera

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.