Hover fly vs Malayan Water Shrew

Eristalis rupium compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Syrphidae	Soricidae
Genus	Eristalis	Chimarrogale
Species	Eristalis rupium	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Hover fly and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hover fly

NT — Near Threatened

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Malayan Water Shrew
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.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.