Hover fly vs Palawan Fruit Bat

Eristalis rupium compared with Acerodon leucotis

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Near Threatened while Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Palawan Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Syrphidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Eristalis	Acerodon
Species	Eristalis rupium	Acerodon leucotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Hover fly and Palawan Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hover fly

NT — Near Threatened

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Palawan Fruit 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.

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.