Hover fly vs Madagascan flying fox

Cheilosia pagana compared with Pteropus rufus

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Least Concern while Madagascan flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Madagascan flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Syrphidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cheilosia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cheilosia pagana	Pteropus rufus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hover fly and Madagascan flying fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Madagascan flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Madagascan flying fox
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.

Madagascan flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.