American Pipit vs Horse botfly

Anthus rubescens compared with Gasterophilus intestinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Pipit	Horse botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Motacillidae	Oestridae
Genus	Anthus	Gasterophilus
Species	Anthus rubescens	Gasterophilus intestinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

American Pipit

LC — Least Concern

Horse botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Pipit	Horse botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Pipit

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Horse botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

American Pipit

The American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) is a species in the genus Anthus. 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 3 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States