Band-eyed Brown Horsefly vs Plain-eyed Brown Horsefly

Tabanus bromius compared with Tabanus miki

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Band-eyed Brown Horsefly	Plain-eyed Brown Horsefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order same	Diptera (แมลงวัน)	Diptera (แมลงวัน)
Family same	Tabanidae	Tabanidae
Genus same	Tabanus	Tabanus
Species	Tabanus bromius	Tabanus miki

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Band-eyed Brown Horsefly

LC — Least Concern

Plain-eyed Brown Horsefly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Band-eyed Brown Horsefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Plain-eyed Brown Horsefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Band-eyed Brown Horsefly

The Band-eyed Brown Horsefly (Tabanus bromius) is a species in the genus Tabanus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden