Hover fly vs Moor Macaque

Cheilosia pagana compared with Macaca maura

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Least Concern while Moor Macaque is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Moor Macaque
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	Macaca
Species	Cheilosia pagana	Macaca maura

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Moor Macaque

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Moor Macaque
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.

Moor Macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.