Hover fly vs Loyalty Long-fingered Bat

Cheilosia pagana compared with Miniopterus robustior

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Least Concern while Loyalty Long-fingered Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Loyalty Long-fingered Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Syrphidae	Miniopteridae
Genus	Cheilosia	Miniopterus
Species	Cheilosia pagana	Miniopterus robustior

Evolutionary Relationship

Hover fly and Loyalty Long-fingered Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Loyalty Long-fingered Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Loyalty Long-fingered 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.

Loyalty Long-fingered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.