Hover fly vs Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

Eumerus strigatus compared with Mormoops megalophylla

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Data Deficient while Peters's Ghost-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Peters's Ghost-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Syrphidae	Mormoopidae
Genus	Eumerus	Mormoops
Species	Eumerus strigatus	Mormoops megalophylla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Peters's Ghost-faced 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 Ghost-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.