Hover fly vs Mexican woodrat

Cheilosia pagana compared with Neotoma mexicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Mexican woodrat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Syrphidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cheilosia	Neotoma
Species	Cheilosia pagana	Neotoma mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Mexican woodrat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Mexican woodrat
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 woodrat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.