Hover fly vs Marbled cat

Cheilosia pagana compared with Pardofelis marmorata

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Least Concern while Marbled cat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Marbled cat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Syrphidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Cheilosia	Pardofelis
Species	Cheilosia pagana	Pardofelis marmorata

Evolutionary Relationship

Hover fly and Marbled cat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Marbled cat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Marbled cat
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.

Marbled cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.