Hover fly vs Long-tailed Wattled Bat

Eumerus strigatus compared with Chalinolobus tuberculatus

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Data Deficient while Long-tailed Wattled Bat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Long-tailed Wattled Bat
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	Chalinolobus
Species	Eumerus strigatus	Chalinolobus tuberculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Long-tailed Wattled 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).

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.