Hover fly vs Long-tailed dunnart

Eumerus strigatus compared with Sminthopsis longicaudata

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Data Deficient while Long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Long-tailed dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Syrphidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Eumerus	Sminthopsis
Species	Eumerus strigatus	Sminthopsis longicaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Hover fly and Long-tailed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Long-tailed dunnart
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).

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.