Hover fly vs Long-tailed Marmot

Cheilosia pagana compared with Marmota caudata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Long-tailed Marmot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Syrphidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cheilosia	Marmota
Species	Cheilosia pagana	Marmota caudata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Long-tailed Marmot
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-tailed Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.