Daurian Hedgehog vs Throat botfly

Mesechinus dauuricus compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Daurian Hedgehog	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Erinaceidae	Oestridae
Genus	Mesechinus	Gasterophilus
Species	Mesechinus dauuricus	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Daurian Hedgehog and Throat botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Daurian Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Daurian Hedgehog	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Daurian Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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