Pale Giant Horsefly vs Plain-eyed Brown Horsefly

Tabanus bovinus compared with Tabanus miki

Key Differences

• Pale Giant Horsefly is Least Concern while Plain-eyed Brown Horsefly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pale Giant Horsefly	Plain-eyed Brown Horsefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class same	Insecta (insecto)	Insecta (insecto)
Order same	Diptera (Diptera)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family same	Tabanidae	Tabanidae
Genus same	Tabanus	Tabanus
Species	Tabanus bovinus	Tabanus miki

Evolutionary Relationship

Pale Giant Horsefly and Plain-eyed Brown Horsefly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Tabanus.

Conservation Status

Pale Giant Horsefly

LC — Least Concern

Plain-eyed Brown Horsefly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pale Giant Horsefly	Plain-eyed Brown Horsefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pale Giant Horsefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Plain-eyed Brown Horsefly

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