Caucasian Alder vs Nose botfly

Alnus subcordata compared with Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasian Alder	Nose botfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Betulaceae	Oestridae
Genus	Alnus	Gasterophilus
Species	Alnus subcordata	Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Conservation Status

Caucasian Alder

LC — Least Concern

Nose botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caucasian Alder	Nose botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Alder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Nose botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Caucasian Alder

The Caucasian Alder (Alnus subcordata) is a species in the genus Alnus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.