Hover fly vs Mountain Anoa

Cheilosia pagana compared with Bubalus quarlesi

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Least Concern while Mountain Anoa is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Mountain Anoa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Syrphidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Cheilosia	Bubalus
Species	Cheilosia pagana	Bubalus quarlesi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Anoa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Mountain Anoa
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.

Mountain Anoa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.