Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs Horse botfly

Promops davisoni compared with Gasterophilus intestinalis

Key Differences

• Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient while Horse botfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Horse botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Molossidae	Oestridae
Genus	Promops	Gasterophilus
Species	Promops davisoni	Gasterophilus intestinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Davison’s Mastiff Bat and Horse botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Horse botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Horse botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Horse botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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