Hover fly vs Northern Ghost Bat

Eumerus strigatus compared with Diclidurus albus

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Data Deficient while Northern Ghost Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Northern Ghost Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Syrphidae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Eumerus	Diclidurus
Species	Eumerus strigatus	Diclidurus albus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hover fly and Northern Ghost Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Northern Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Northern Ghost 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).

Northern Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.