Hover fly vs Papuan bandicoot

Cheilosia pagana compared with Microperoryctes papuensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Papuan 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 papuensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Papuan bandicoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Papuan 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.

Papuan bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.