Горбатый кит vs Common Flower Fly

Megaptera novaeangliae compared with Syrphus ribesii

Key Differences

• Горбатый кит is Vulnerable while Common Flower Fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Горбатый кит	Common Flower Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Diptera (двукрылые)
Family	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)	Syrphidae
Genus	Megaptera (Humpback Whales)	Syrphus
Species	Megaptera novaeangliae	Syrphus ribesii

Evolutionary Relationship

Горбатый кит and Common Flower Fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (животные)

Conservation Status

Горбатый кит

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~80.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Common Flower Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Горбатый кит

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).

Горбатый кит

Among the most acrobatic of the great whales, humpback whales are renowned for their complex, haunting songs sung by males during breeding season — some lasting hours and evolving over time. Reaching 16 meters and 30 tonnes, they undertake the longest migrations of any mammal. Found in all oceans, humpbacks feed on krill and small fish using cooperative bubble-net feeding. Populations have largely recovered from historic whaling.

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