Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat vs Hover fly

Cynomops greenhalli compared with Eumerus strigatus

Key Differences

• Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern while Hover fly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greenhall’s Dog-faced 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	Cynomops	Eumerus
Species	Cynomops greenhalli	Eumerus strigatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat and Hover fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat	Hover fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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).