Narrow-winged Horsefly vs Pale Giant Horsefly

Tabanus maculicornis compared with Tabanus bovinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow-winged Horsefly	Pale Giant 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 maculicornis	Tabanus bovinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Narrow-winged Horsefly and Pale Giant Horsefly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Tabanus.

Conservation Status

Narrow-winged Horsefly

LC — Least Concern

Pale Giant Horsefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Narrow-winged Horsefly	Pale Giant Horsefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Narrow-winged Horsefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Pale Giant Horsefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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