Hover fly vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Eumerus strigatus compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Data Deficient while Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Large Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Syrphidae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Eumerus	Brachyuromys
Species	Eumerus strigatus	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Evolutionary Relationship

Hover fly and Large Short-tailed Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Large Short-tailed Rat
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).

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.