Hover fly vs Palawan Fruit Bat

Eumerus strigatus compared with Acerodon leucotis

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Data Deficient while Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Palawan 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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Eumerus	Acerodon
Species	Eumerus strigatus	Acerodon leucotis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Palawan 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).

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.