Hover fly vs Malayan Free-tailed Bat

Eumerus strigatus compared with Mops mops

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Data Deficient while Malayan Free-tailed Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Malayan Free-tailed 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	Eumerus	Mops
Species	Eumerus strigatus	Mops mops

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Malayan Free-tailed 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).

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.