Hover fly vs Peters' Duiker

Eumerus strigatus compared with Cephalophus callipygus

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Data Deficient while Peters' Duiker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Peters' Duiker
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	Cephalophus
Species	Eumerus strigatus	Cephalophus callipygus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hover fly and Peters' Duiker share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Peters' Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Peters' Duiker
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).

Peters' Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.