Hover fly vs Jungle cat

Eumerus strigatus compared with Felis chaus

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Data Deficient while Jungle cat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Jungle cat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Syrphidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Eumerus	Felis (Small Cats)
Species	Eumerus strigatus	Felis chaus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Jungle cat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Jungle cat
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).

Jungle cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.