Greater Sac-winged Bat vs Hover fly

Saccopteryx bilineata compared with Cheilosia pagana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Sac-winged 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	Saccopteryx	Cheilosia
Species	Saccopteryx bilineata	Cheilosia pagana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Sac-winged Bat	Hover fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Sac-winged 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.