Narrow-winged Horsefly vs Rinderbremse

Tabanus maculicornis compared with Tabanus bovinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow-winged 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 maculicornis	Tabanus bovinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Narrow-winged Horsefly and Rinderbremse share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Tabanus.

Conservation Status

Narrow-winged Horsefly

LC — Least Concern

Rinderbremse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Narrow-winged Horsefly	Rinderbremse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Narrow-winged 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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