Hover fly vs Mountain Goat

Eumerus strigatus compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Data Deficient while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Mountain Goat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Syrphidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Eumerus	Oreamnos
Species	Eumerus strigatus	Oreamnos americanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Mountain Goat
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).

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.