Blow fly vs Indochinese Ground Squirrel

Lucilia caesar compared with Menetes berdmorei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blow fly	Indochinese Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Calliphoridae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Lucilia	Menetes
Species	Lucilia caesar	Menetes berdmorei

Evolutionary Relationship

Blow fly and Indochinese Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blow fly

LC — Least Concern

Indochinese Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blow fly	Indochinese Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blow fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Indochinese Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blow fly

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