Hover fly vs Northern Yellow-shouldered Bat

Eristalis rupium compared with Sturnira parvidens

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Near Threatened while Northern Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Northern Yellow-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	Sturnira
Species	Eristalis rupium	Sturnira parvidens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hover fly

NT — Near Threatened

Northern Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Northern Yellow-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.

Northern Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.