African Darter vs Horse botfly

Anhinga rufa compared with Gasterophilus intestinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Darter	Horse botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Suliformes (Suliformes)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Anhingidae	Oestridae
Genus	Anhinga	Gasterophilus
Species	Anhinga rufa	Gasterophilus intestinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

African Darter and Horse botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Darter

LC — Least Concern

Horse botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Darter	Horse botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Darter

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Horse botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

African Darter

The African Darter (Anhinga rufa) is a species in the genus Anhinga. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway