Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Hover fly

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Eumerus strigatus

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Hover fly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed 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)	Eumerus
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Eumerus strigatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Hover fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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