Hover fly vs Palawan Treeshrew

Cheilosia pagana compared with Tupaia palawanensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Palawan Treeshrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Syrphidae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Cheilosia	Tupaia
Species	Cheilosia pagana	Tupaia palawanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Palawan Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Palawan Treeshrew
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.

Palawan Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.