Hover fly vs Ogilby's Duiker

Cheilosia pagana compared with Cephalophus ogilbyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Hover fly Ogilby's Duiker
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 Cephalophus
Species Cheilosia pagana Cephalophus ogilbyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Hover fly and Ogilby's Duiker share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Ogilby's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Hover fly Ogilby's Duiker
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.

Ogilby's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hover fly

No description available.

Ogilby's Duiker

No description available.

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