Botfly vs Hooded red-sided opossum

Hypoderma tarandi compared with Monodelphis palliolata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botfly	Hooded red-sided opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Oestridae	Didelphidae
Genus	Hypoderma	Monodelphis
Species	Hypoderma tarandi	Monodelphis palliolata

Evolutionary Relationship

Botfly and Hooded red-sided opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Botfly

LC — Least Concern

Hooded red-sided opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botfly	Hooded red-sided opossum
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.

Hooded red-sided opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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.