Greater Broad-nosed Bat vs Hover fly

Platyrrhinus vittatus compared with Eumerus strigatus

Key Differences

• Greater Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Hover fly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Broad-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	Phyllostomidae	Syrphidae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Eumerus
Species	Platyrrhinus vittatus	Eumerus strigatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Broad-nosed Bat	Hover fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Broad-nosed 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

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