Black-capped Apalis vs Horse botfly

Apalis nigriceps compared with Gasterophilus intestinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Apalis	Horse botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cisticolidae	Oestridae
Genus	Apalis	Gasterophilus
Species	Apalis nigriceps	Gasterophilus intestinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Apalis

LC — Least Concern

Horse botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Apalis	Horse botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Apalis

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.

Black-capped Apalis

The Black-capped Apalis (Apalis nigriceps) is a species in the genus Apalis. 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway