Hover fly vs Jentink's Duiker

Eumerus strigatus compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

  • Hover fly is Data Deficient while Jentink's Duiker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Hover fly Jentink's Duiker
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Diptera (Diptera) Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family Syrphidae Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus Eumerus Cephalophus
Species Eumerus strigatus Cephalophus jentinki

Evolutionary Relationship

Hover fly and Jentink's Duiker share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Hover fly Jentink's Duiker
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Jentink's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hover fly

No description available.

Jentink's Duiker

No description available.

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