Brown-headed Apalis vs Horse botfly

Apalis alticola compared with Gasterophilus intestinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-headed Apalis	Horse botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cisticolidae	Oestridae
Genus	Apalis	Gasterophilus
Species	Apalis alticola	Gasterophilus intestinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown-headed Apalis and Horse botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown-headed Apalis

LC — Least Concern

Horse botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-headed Apalis	Horse botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown-headed Apalis

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Horse botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Brown-headed Apalis

The Brown-headed Apalis (Apalis alticola) is a species in the genus Apalis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway