Brown Fruit-eating Bat vs Hover fly

Artibeus concolor compared with Eristalis rupium

Key Differences

• Brown Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Hover fly is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Fruit-eating Bat	Hover fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Syrphidae
Genus	Artibeus	Eristalis
Species	Artibeus concolor	Eristalis rupium

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Fruit-eating Bat and Hover fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Fruit-eating Bat	Hover fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Brown Fruit-eating Bat

The Brown Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus concolor) is a species in the genus Artibeus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.