Hover fly vs Minahassa Pipistrelle

Cheilosia pagana compared with Pipistrellus minahassae

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Least Concern while Minahassa Pipistrelle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Minahassa Pipistrelle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Syrphidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cheilosia	Pipistrellus
Species	Cheilosia pagana	Pipistrellus minahassae

Evolutionary Relationship

Hover fly and Minahassa Pipistrelle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Minahassa Pipistrelle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Minahassa Pipistrelle
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.

Minahassa Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.