Hover fly vs Mexican woodrat

Eumerus strigatus compared with Neotoma mexicana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Mexican woodrat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Syrphidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Eumerus	Neotoma
Species	Eumerus strigatus	Neotoma mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Mexican woodrat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Mexican woodrat
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 woodrat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.