Bogota Fruit-eating Bat vs Botfly

Artibeus bogotensis compared with Hypoderma tarandi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bogota Fruit-eating Bat	Botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Oestridae
Genus	Artibeus	Hypoderma
Species	Artibeus bogotensis	Hypoderma tarandi

Evolutionary Relationship

Bogota Fruit-eating Bat and Botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bogota Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bogota Fruit-eating Bat	Botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bogota Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Bogota Fruit-eating Bat

The Bogota Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus bogotensis) is a species in the genus Artibeus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Botfly

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