Desert Long-eared Bat vs Throat botfly

Otonycteris hemprichii compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

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

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Desert Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Long-eared 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.