Desert Long-eared Bat vs Horse botfly

Otonycteris hemprichii compared with Gasterophilus intestinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Long-eared 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	Vespertilionidae	Oestridae
Genus	Otonycteris	Gasterophilus
Species	Otonycteris hemprichii	Gasterophilus intestinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Desert Long-eared Bat and Horse botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Desert Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Horse botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Long-eared Bat	Horse botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Horse botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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