Blue Dolphin vs Throat botfly

Stenella coeruleoalba compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Dolphin	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Oestridae
Genus	Stenella	Gasterophilus
Species	Stenella coeruleoalba	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue Dolphin and Throat botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blue Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Dolphin	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Blue Dolphin

Blue Dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden