Admiralty Flying Fox vs Hover fly

Pteropus admiralitatum compared with Cheilosia pagana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Admiralty Flying Fox	Hover fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Syrphidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cheilosia
Species	Pteropus admiralitatum	Cheilosia pagana

Evolutionary Relationship

Admiralty Flying Fox and Hover fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Admiralty Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Admiralty Flying Fox	Hover fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Admiralty Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Admiralty Flying Fox

The Admiralty Flying Fox (Pteropus admiralitatum) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.