Diminutive Serotine vs Throat botfly

Eptesicus diminutus compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Key Differences

• Diminutive Serotine is Data Deficient while Throat botfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diminutive Serotine	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	Eptesicus	Gasterophilus
Species	Eptesicus diminutus	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Diminutive Serotine and Throat botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diminutive Serotine	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Diminutive Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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