Hover fly vs Jentink's Duiker

Eristalis rupium compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Near Threatened while Jentink's Duiker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Jentink's 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	Eristalis	Cephalophus
Species	Eristalis rupium	Cephalophus jentinki

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hover fly

NT — Near Threatened

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Jentink's Duiker
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.

Jentink's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.