Delicate Tube-nosed Bat vs Hover fly

Murina gracilis compared with Eumerus strigatus

Key Differences

• Delicate Tube-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Hover fly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Tube-nosed 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	Vespertilionidae	Syrphidae
Genus	Murina	Eumerus
Species	Murina gracilis	Eumerus strigatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Delicate Tube-nosed Bat and Hover fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Delicate Tube-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Tube-nosed Bat	Hover fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Delicate Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).