Blue Bottle Fly vs Highveld Golden Mole

Calliphora vomitoria compared with Amblysomus septentrionalis

Key Differences

• Blue Bottle Fly is Least Concern while Highveld Golden Mole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Bottle Fly	Highveld Golden Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Calliphoridae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Calliphora	Amblysomus
Species	Calliphora vomitoria	Amblysomus septentrionalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue Bottle Fly and Highveld Golden Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blue Bottle Fly

LC — Least Concern

Highveld Golden Mole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Bottle Fly	Highveld Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Bottle Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

Highveld Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue Bottle Fly

The Blue Bottle Fly (Calliphora vomitoria) is a species in the genus Calliphora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.