Band-eyed Brown Horsefly vs Rinderbremse

Tabanus bromius compared with Tabanus bovinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Band-eyed Brown Horsefly	Rinderbremse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order same	Diptera (Zweiflügler)	Diptera (Zweiflügler)
Family same	Tabanidae	Tabanidae
Genus same	Tabanus	Tabanus
Species	Tabanus bromius	Tabanus bovinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Band-eyed Brown Horsefly and Rinderbremse share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Tabanus.

Conservation Status

Band-eyed Brown Horsefly

LC — Least Concern

Rinderbremse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Band-eyed Brown Horsefly	Rinderbremse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Band-eyed Brown Horsefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Rinderbremse

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Band-eyed Brown Horsefly

The Band-eyed Brown Horsefly (Tabanus bromius) is a species in the genus Tabanus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden