Hover fly vs Isabelle's Ghost Bat

Cheilosia pagana compared with Diclidurus isabella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Hover fly Isabelle's Ghost Bat
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Diptera (Diptera) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Syrphidae Emballonuridae
Genus Cheilosia Diclidurus
Species Cheilosia pagana Diclidurus isabella

Evolutionary Relationship

Hover fly and Isabelle's Ghost Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Isabelle's Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Hover fly Isabelle's Ghost Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Isabelle's Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Hover fly

No description available.

Isabelle's Ghost Bat

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia