Hover fly vs Polynesian rat

Eumerus strigatus compared with Rattus exulans

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Data Deficient while Polynesian rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Polynesian rat
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	Rattus
Species	Eumerus strigatus	Rattus exulans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Polynesian rat
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).

Polynesian rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Chile).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States