Hover fly vs Potto

Cheilosia pagana compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Potto
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Syrphidae	Lorisidae
Genus	Cheilosia	Perodicticus
Species	Cheilosia pagana	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Potto
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.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.