common horse fly vs Levels Cleg

Haematopota pluvialis compared with Haematopota subcylindrica

Key Differences

• common horse fly is Least Concern while Levels Cleg is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common horse fly	Levels Cleg
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Insecta (inseto)	Insecta (inseto)
Order same	Diptera (Mosca)	Diptera (Mosca)
Family same	Tabanidae	Tabanidae
Genus same	Haematopota	Haematopota
Species	Haematopota pluvialis	Haematopota subcylindrica

Evolutionary Relationship

common horse fly and Levels Cleg share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Haematopota.

Conservation Status

common horse fly

LC — Least Concern

Levels Cleg

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common horse fly	Levels Cleg
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

common horse fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Levels Cleg

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

common horse fly

<em>Haematopota pluvialis</em>, commonly known as the common horse fly, is a blood-feeding dipteran insect in the family Tabanidae. It is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. The species is recorded from Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, with a distribution centered in northwestern Europe, where it typically inhabits moist, vegetated areas near water bodies, woodland margins, and pastures. Female horse flies are well known as ectoparasites of large mammals, while males are primarily nectar feeders. Diet information beyond this general feeding ecology is not available in current species records. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden