body fluke vs Norwegian salmon killer

Gyrodactylus elegans compared with Gyrodactylus salaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	body fluke	Norwegian salmon killer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Platyhelminthes (Platyhelminthes)	Platyhelminthes (Platyhelminthes)
Class same	Monogenea (Monogenea)	Monogenea (Monogenea)
Order same	Gyrodactylidea (Gyrodactylidea)	Gyrodactylidea (Gyrodactylidea)
Family same	Gyrodactylidae	Gyrodactylidae
Genus same	Gyrodactylus	Gyrodactylus
Species	Gyrodactylus elegans	Gyrodactylus salaris

Evolutionary Relationship

body fluke and Norwegian salmon killer share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Gyrodactylus.

Conservation Status

body fluke

NE — Not Evaluated

Norwegian salmon killer

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	body fluke	Norwegian salmon killer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

body fluke

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Mexico, Norway, and Sweden.

Norwegian salmon killer

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries).

body fluke

The body fluke (Gyrodactylus elegans) is a species in the genus Gyrodactylus. Distributed across Mexico, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden