Greater Dog-like Bat vs Hover fly

Peropteryx kappleri compared with Cheilosia pagana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Dog-like 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	Emballonuridae	Syrphidae
Genus	Peropteryx	Cheilosia
Species	Peropteryx kappleri	Cheilosia pagana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Dog-like Bat	Hover fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Dog-like 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.