dark giant horsefly vs Plain-eyed Grey Horsefly

Tabanus sudeticus compared with Tabanus cordiger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dark giant horsefly	Plain-eyed Grey Horsefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class same	Insecta (곤충)	Insecta (곤충)
Order same	Diptera (파리목)	Diptera (파리목)
Family same	Tabanidae	Tabanidae
Genus same	Tabanus	Tabanus
Species	Tabanus sudeticus	Tabanus cordiger

Evolutionary Relationship

dark giant horsefly and Plain-eyed Grey Horsefly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Tabanus.

Conservation Status

dark giant horsefly

LC — Least Concern

Plain-eyed Grey Horsefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dark giant horsefly	Plain-eyed Grey Horsefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

dark giant horsefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Plain-eyed Grey Horsefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden