Cascade Fir vs Throat botfly

Abies amabilis compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cascade Fir	Throat botfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Coniferophyta (Conifers)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Pinopsida (Conifers)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Pinales (Pines & Allies)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pinaceae (Pine Family)	Oestridae
Genus	Abies	Gasterophilus
Species	Abies amabilis	Gasterophilus nasalis

Conservation Status

Cascade Fir

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cascade Fir	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cascade Fir

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Cascade Fir

The Cascade Fir (Abies amabilis) is a species in the genus Abies. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden