Alectryon vs Horse botfly

Alectryon tropicus compared with Gasterophilus intestinalis

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Horse botfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Horse botfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Oestridae
Genus	Alectryon	Gasterophilus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Gasterophilus intestinalis

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Horse botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Horse botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Horse botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.