Hover fly vs Long-tailed Marmot

Eumerus strigatus compared with Marmota caudata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Long-tailed Marmot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Syrphidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Eumerus	Marmota
Species	Eumerus strigatus	Marmota caudata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Long-tailed Marmot
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 Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.