Drylands Laucha vs Throat botfly

Calomys musculinus compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Drylands Laucha	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Oestridae
Genus	Calomys	Gasterophilus
Species	Calomys musculinus	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Drylands Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Drylands Laucha	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Drylands Laucha

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.