Greater Naked Bat vs Hover fly

Cheiromeles torquatus compared with Eristalis rupium

Key Differences

• Greater Naked Bat is Least Concern while Hover fly is Near Threatened.

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	Eristalis
Species	Cheiromeles torquatus	Eristalis rupium

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

NT — Near Threatened

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