Hover fly vs Mona Monkey

Cheilosia pagana compared with Cercopithecus mona

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Least Concern while Mona Monkey is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Mona Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Syrphidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cheilosia	Cercopithecus
Species	Cheilosia pagana	Cercopithecus mona

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Mona Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Mona Monkey
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.

Mona Monkey

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Grenada and Sao Tome and Principe. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.