Hover fly vs Mound-building Mouse

Eumerus strigatus compared with Mus spicilegus

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Data Deficient while Mound-building Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Mound-building Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Syrphidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Eumerus	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Eumerus strigatus	Mus spicilegus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hover fly and Mound-building Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Mound-building Mouse
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).

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.