Hover fly vs Mouse bandicoot

Cheilosia pagana compared with Microperoryctes murina

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Least Concern while Mouse bandicoot is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Mouse bandicoot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Syrphidae	Peramelidae
Genus	Cheilosia	Microperoryctes
Species	Cheilosia pagana	Microperoryctes murina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Mouse bandicoot

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Mouse bandicoot
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.

Mouse bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.