Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Throat botfly

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Heteromyidae	Oestridae
Genus	Heteromys	Gasterophilus
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse and Throat botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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