Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Throat botfly

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Throat botfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Oestridae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Gasterophilus
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Decken's Horseshoe Bat and Throat botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

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.