Buckelwal vs Common Flower Fly

Megaptera novaeangliae compared with Syrphus ribesii

Key Differences

• Buckelwal is Vulnerable while Common Flower Fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buckelwal	Common Flower Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Diptera (ハエ目)
Family	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)	Syrphidae
Genus	Megaptera (Humpback Whales)	Syrphus
Species	Megaptera novaeangliae	Syrphus ribesii

Evolutionary Relationship

Buckelwal and Common Flower Fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

Buckelwal

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~80.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Common Flower Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buckelwal	Common Flower Fly
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	50 years	—
Average Length	15.0 m	—
Average Weight	30.0 t	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buckelwal

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Common Flower Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Buckelwal

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Common Flower Fly

<em>Syrphus ribesii</em> is a hoverfly in the family Syrphidae, order Diptera, commonly known as the common flower fly. This species is among the most frequently encountered hoverflies in its range and serves an important ecological role as a pollinator of flowering plants. The species is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. <em>Syrphus ribesii</em> is distributed across Europe and the United States, typically inhabiting gardens, hedgerows, woodland edges, and meadows where flowering plants are abundant. Adults are characterized by yellow and black banded abdomens that mimic the appearance of wasps or bees, providing protection from predators through Batesian mimicry. Adults feed on nectar and pollen, while larvae are predatory, feeding on soft-bodied insects such as aphids and thereby providing a natural pest control service in gardens and agricultural settings. The species is migratory in parts of its range. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden