Hover fly vs Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Eumerus strigatus compared with Thyroptera discifera

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Data Deficient while Peters's Disk-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Syrphidae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Eumerus	Thyroptera
Species	Eumerus strigatus	Thyroptera discifera

Evolutionary Relationship

Hover fly and Peters's Disk-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Peters's Disk-winged 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).

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.