Hover fly vs Spotted Sandpiper

Eumerus strigatus compared with Actitis macularius

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Data Deficient while Spotted Sandpiper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Spotted Sandpiper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Syrphidae	Scolopacidae
Genus	Eumerus	Actitis
Species	Eumerus strigatus	Actitis macularius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Spotted Sandpiper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Spotted Sandpiper
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).

Spotted Sandpiper

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Spotted Sandpiper

Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States