Hover fly vs Little Black Serotine

Eumerus strigatus compared with Eptesicus andinus

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Data Deficient while Little Black Serotine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Little Black Serotine
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	Eumerus	Eptesicus
Species	Eumerus strigatus	Eptesicus andinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hover fly and Little Black Serotine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Little Black Serotine
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).

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.