Hover fly vs Little White-shouldered Bat

Eristalis rupium compared with Ametrida centurio

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Near Threatened while Little White-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Little White-shouldered 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	Eristalis	Ametrida
Species	Eristalis rupium	Ametrida centurio

Evolutionary Relationship

Hover fly and Little White-shouldered Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hover fly

NT — Near Threatened

Little White-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Little White-shouldered Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Little White-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.