Hover fly vs Pale-winged Dog-like Bat

Eumerus strigatus compared with Peropteryx pallidoptera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Pale-winged Dog-like 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	Peropteryx
Species	Eumerus strigatus	Peropteryx pallidoptera

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Pale-winged Dog-like Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Pale-winged Dog-like 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-winged Dog-like Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.