Brown Fruit-eating Bat vs Nose botfly

Artibeus concolor compared with Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Brown Fruit-eating Bat Nose 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 Gasterophilus
Species Artibeus concolor Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Fruit-eating Bat and Nose botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Nose botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Brown Fruit-eating Bat Nose botfly
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Nose botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Brown Fruit-eating Bat

The Brown Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus concolor) is a species in the genus Artibeus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nose botfly

No description available.

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