Hover fly vs Tigr

Eumerus strigatus compared with Panthera tigris

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Data Deficient while Tigr is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Tigr
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Diptera (двукрылые)	Carnivora (хищные)
Family	Syrphidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Eumerus	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Eumerus strigatus	Panthera tigris

Evolutionary Relationship

Hover fly and Tigr share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (животные)

Conservation Status

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Tigr

EN — Endangered

Population: ~4.5K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Tigr
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	3.0 m
Average Weight	—	220.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Tigr

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 6 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Tigr

The largest wild cat on Earth, tigers can exceed 300 kg and inhabit forests from the Russian Far East to Southeast Asia. Solitary ambush predators with distinctive orange and black striped coats that provide camouflage in dappled light. Critically endangered, with fewer than 4,000 remaining in the wild due to poaching and deforestation.