Hover fly vs Mountain Gazelle

Cheilosia pagana compared with Gazella gazella

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Mountain Gazelle
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	Gazella
Species	Cheilosia pagana	Gazella gazella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Gazelle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Mountain Gazelle
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 Gazelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.