Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs Hover fly

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Cheilosia pagana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit 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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Syrphidae
Genus	Cynopterus	Cheilosia
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Cheilosia pagana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.