Greater Spear-nosed Bat vs Hover fly

Phyllostomus hastatus compared with Eumerus strigatus

Key Differences

• Greater Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Hover fly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Spear-nosed 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	Phyllostomidae	Syrphidae
Genus	Phyllostomus	Eumerus
Species	Phyllostomus hastatus	Eumerus strigatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Spear-nosed 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

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).