Plain-eyed Brown Horsefly vs Plain-eyed Grey Horsefly

Tabanus miki compared with Tabanus cordiger

Key Differences

• Plain-eyed Brown Horsefly is Extinct while Plain-eyed Grey Horsefly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Plain-eyed Brown Horsefly	Plain-eyed Grey Horsefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class same	Insecta (насекомые)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order same	Diptera (двукрылые)	Diptera (двукрылые)
Family same	Tabanidae	Tabanidae
Genus same	Tabanus	Tabanus
Species	Tabanus miki	Tabanus cordiger

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Plain-eyed Brown Horsefly

EX — Extinct

Plain-eyed Grey Horsefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Plain-eyed Brown Horsefly	Plain-eyed Grey Horsefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Plain-eyed Brown 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