Hover fly vs Hubbs’s Beaked Whale

Eristalis rupium compared with Mesoplodon carlhubbsi

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Near Threatened while Hubbs’s Beaked Whale is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Hubbs’s Beaked Whale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Syrphidae	Hyperoodontidae
Genus	Eristalis	Mesoplodon
Species	Eristalis rupium	Mesoplodon carlhubbsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Hover fly and Hubbs’s Beaked Whale share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hover fly

NT — Near Threatened

Hubbs’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Hubbs’s Beaked Whale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Hubbs’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.