Band-eyed Brown Horsefly vs Pale Giant Horsefly

Tabanus bromius compared with Tabanus bovinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Band-eyed Brown Horsefly	Pale Giant Horsefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)
Class same	Insecta (कीट)	Insecta (कीट)
Order same	Diptera (मक्खी)	Diptera (मक्खी)
Family same	Tabanidae	Tabanidae
Genus same	Tabanus	Tabanus
Species	Tabanus bromius	Tabanus bovinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Band-eyed Brown Horsefly

LC — Least Concern

Pale Giant Horsefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Band-eyed Brown Horsefly	Pale Giant 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.

Pale Giant Horsefly

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