Hover fly vs Pale Spear-nosed Bat

Eumerus strigatus compared with Phyllostomus discolor

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Data Deficient while Pale Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Pale Spear-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Syrphidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Eumerus	Phyllostomus
Species	Eumerus strigatus	Phyllostomus discolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Hover fly and Pale Spear-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Pale Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Pale Spear-nosed 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).

Pale Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.