Hover fly vs Pied Tamarin

Cheilosia pagana compared with Saguinus bicolor

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Least Concern while Pied Tamarin is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Pied Tamarin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Syrphidae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Cheilosia	Saguinus
Species	Cheilosia pagana	Saguinus bicolor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Pied Tamarin

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Pied Tamarin
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.

Pied Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.