Hairy Big-eared Bat vs Hover fly

Micronycteris hirsuta compared with Cheilosia pagana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Big-eared 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	Micronycteris	Cheilosia
Species	Micronycteris hirsuta	Cheilosia pagana

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Big-eared Bat and Hover fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hairy Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Big-eared Bat	Hover fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Big-eared 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.