Hover fly vs Montane Water Vole

Eumerus strigatus compared with Arvicola scherman

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Data Deficient while Montane Water Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Montane Water Vole
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	Arvicola
Species	Eumerus strigatus	Arvicola scherman

Evolutionary Relationship

Hover fly and Montane Water Vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Montane Water Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Montane Water Vole
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).

Montane Water Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium