Greater Naked Bat vs Hover fly

Cheiromeles torquatus compared with Cheilosia pagana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Naked 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	Molossidae	Syrphidae
Genus	Cheiromeles	Cheilosia
Species	Cheiromeles torquatus	Cheilosia pagana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Naked Bat	Hover fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Naked 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.