Hover fly vs Miller's Dog-faced Bat

Cheilosia pagana compared with Cynomops milleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Miller's Dog-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Syrphidae	Molossidae
Genus	Cheilosia	Cynomops
Species	Cheilosia pagana	Cynomops milleri

Evolutionary Relationship

Hover fly and Miller's Dog-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Miller's Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Miller's Dog-faced 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.

Miller's Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.