dark giant horsefly vs Pale Giant Horsefly

Tabanus sudeticus compared with Tabanus bovinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dark giant horsefly	Pale Giant Horsefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order same	Diptera (雙翅目)	Diptera (雙翅目)
Family same	Tabanidae	Tabanidae
Genus same	Tabanus	Tabanus
Species	Tabanus sudeticus	Tabanus bovinus

Evolutionary Relationship

dark giant horsefly and Pale Giant Horsefly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Tabanus.

Conservation Status

dark giant horsefly

LC — Least Concern

Pale Giant Horsefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dark giant horsefly	Pale Giant Horsefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

dark giant 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