Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Botfly

Artibeus anderseni compared with Hypoderma tarandi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Oestridae
Genus	Artibeus	Hypoderma
Species	Artibeus anderseni	Hypoderma tarandi

Evolutionary Relationship

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat and Botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

The Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus anderseni) is a species in the genus Artibeus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Botfly

The Botfly (Hypoderma tarandi) is a species in the genus Hypoderma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.