Hover fly vs Mexican prairie dog

Cheilosia pagana compared with Cynomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Least Concern while Mexican prairie dog is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Mexican prairie dog
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	Cynomys
Species	Cheilosia pagana	Cynomys mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hover fly and Mexican prairie dog share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Mexican prairie dog

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Mexican prairie dog
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.

Mexican prairie dog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.