Black Bat vs Horse botfly

Lasionycteris noctivagans compared with Gasterophilus intestinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bat	Horse botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Oestridae
Genus	Lasionycteris	Gasterophilus
Species	Lasionycteris noctivagans	Gasterophilus intestinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black Bat

LC — Least Concern

Horse botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bat	Horse botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Horse botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Black Bat

The Black Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) is a species in the genus Lasionycteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States