Hover fly vs Philippine tarsier

Cheilosia pagana compared with Carlito syrichta

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Least Concern while Philippine tarsier is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Philippine tarsier
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Syrphidae	Tarsiidae
Genus	Cheilosia	Carlito
Species	Cheilosia pagana	Carlito syrichta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Philippine tarsier

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Philippine tarsier
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.

Philippine tarsier

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.