Black-headed Apalis vs Throat botfly

Apalis melanocephala compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Apalis	Throat 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 melanocephala	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-headed Apalis

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Apalis	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Apalis

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Black-headed Apalis

The Black-headed Apalis (Apalis melanocephala) 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