Hover fly vs Mexican cottontail

Eumerus strigatus compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Data Deficient while Mexican cottontail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Syrphidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Eumerus	Sylvilagus
Species	Eumerus strigatus	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Mexican cottontail
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).

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.