Hump-backed fly vs Pacific white-sided dolphin

Megaselia rufipes compared with Lagenorhynchus obliquidens

Key Differences

• Hump-backed fly is Not Evaluated while Pacific white-sided dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hump-backed fly	Pacific white-sided dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Phoridae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Megaselia	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Megaselia rufipes	Lagenorhynchus obliquidens

Evolutionary Relationship

Hump-backed fly and Pacific white-sided dolphin share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hump-backed fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Pacific white-sided dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hump-backed fly	Pacific white-sided dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hump-backed fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Pacific white-sided dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.