Bushy-tailed Mongoose vs Nose botfly

Bdeogale crassicauda compared with Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bushy-tailed Mongoose	Nose botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Herpestidae	Oestridae
Genus	Bdeogale	Gasterophilus
Species	Bdeogale crassicauda	Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bushy-tailed Mongoose and Nose botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bushy-tailed Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Nose botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bushy-tailed Mongoose	Nose botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bushy-tailed Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nose botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Bushy-tailed Mongoose

The Bushy-tailed Mongoose (Bdeogale crassicauda) is a species in the genus Bdeogale. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.