Hover fly vs Jamaican fruit bat

Eumerus strigatus compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Data Deficient while Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Jamaican fruit 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	Eumerus	Artibeus
Species	Eumerus strigatus	Artibeus jamaicensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Hover fly and Jamaican fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Jamaican fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.