kharwa'a vs Horse botfly

Ricinus communis compared with Gasterophilus intestinalis

Key Differences

• kharwa'a is Not Evaluated while Horse botfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	kharwa'a	Horse botfly
Kingdom	Plantae (نباتات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)
Class	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)	Insecta (حشرات)
Order	Malpighiales (ملبيغيات)	Diptera (ذوات الجناحين)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Oestridae
Genus	Ricinus	Gasterophilus
Species	Ricinus communis	Gasterophilus intestinalis

Conservation Status

kharwa'a

NE — Not Evaluated

Horse botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	kharwa'a	Horse botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

kharwa'a

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (33 countries), Asia (26 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (12 countries).

Horse botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

kharwa'a

The Castor (Ricinus communis) is a species in the genus Ricinus. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and hi

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States