Hover fly vs Mexican Long-tongued Bat

Cheilosia pagana compared with Choeronycteris mexicana

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Least Concern while Mexican Long-tongued Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Mexican Long-tongued Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Syrphidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cheilosia	Choeronycteris
Species	Cheilosia pagana	Choeronycteris mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Long-tongued Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Mexican Long-tongued 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.

Mexican Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.