Hover fly vs Pig-footed bandicoot

Cheilosia pagana compared with Chaeropus ecaudatus

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Least Concern while Pig-footed bandicoot is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Pig-footed bandicoot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Syrphidae	Chaeropodidae
Genus	Cheilosia	Chaeropus
Species	Cheilosia pagana	Chaeropus ecaudatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Pig-footed bandicoot

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Pig-footed 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.

Pig-footed bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.