Gray Short-tailed Bat vs Hover fly

Carollia subrufa compared with Eristalis rupium

Key Differences

• Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Hover fly is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed 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	Carollia	Eristalis
Species	Carollia subrufa	Eristalis rupium

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Short-tailed Bat and Hover fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Hover fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

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. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.