Blunt Wattle vs Throat botfly

Acacia aprica compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Key Differences

• Blunt Wattle is Endangered while Throat botfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt Wattle	Throat botfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Oestridae
Genus	Acacia	Gasterophilus
Species	Acacia aprica	Gasterophilus nasalis

Conservation Status

Blunt Wattle

EN — Endangered

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt Wattle	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blunt Wattle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Blunt Wattle

The Blunt Wattle (Acacia aprica) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.