Hover fly vs Mottle-faced Tamarin

Eumerus strigatus compared with Saguinus inustus

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Data Deficient while Mottle-faced Tamarin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Mottle-faced Tamarin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Syrphidae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Eumerus	Saguinus
Species	Eumerus strigatus	Saguinus inustus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hover fly and Mottle-faced Tamarin share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Mottle-faced Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Mottle-faced Tamarin
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).

Mottle-faced Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.