Botfly vs bull-oak

Hypoderma tarandi compared with Allocasuarina fraseriana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botfly	bull-oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Oestridae	Casuarinaceae
Genus	Hypoderma	Allocasuarina
Species	Hypoderma tarandi	Allocasuarina fraseriana

Conservation Status

Botfly

LC — Least Concern

bull-oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botfly	bull-oak
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

bull-oak

Habitat

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

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.

bull-oak

The bull-oak (Allocasuarina fraseriana) is a species in the genus Allocasuarina. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.