Band-eyed Brown Horsefly vs Downland Horsefly

Tabanus bromius compared with Tabanus glaucopis

Key Differences

• Band-eyed Brown Horsefly is Least Concern while Downland Horsefly is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Band-eyed Brown Horsefly	Downland Horsefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order same	Diptera (Diptera)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family same	Tabanidae	Tabanidae
Genus same	Tabanus	Tabanus
Species	Tabanus bromius	Tabanus glaucopis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Band-eyed Brown Horsefly

LC — Least Concern

Downland Horsefly

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Band-eyed Brown Horsefly	Downland Horsefly
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.

Downland Horsefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden