Asian Openbill vs Horse botfly

Anastomus oscitans compared with Gasterophilus intestinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Openbill	Horse botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Ciconiidae	Oestridae
Genus	Anastomus	Gasterophilus
Species	Anastomus oscitans	Gasterophilus intestinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asian Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Horse botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Openbill	Horse botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Openbill

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.

Asian Openbill

The Asian Openbill (Anastomus oscitans) is a species in the genus Anastomus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Found in Norway.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway