Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat vs Horse botfly

Hipposideros ater compared with Gasterophilus intestinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Leaf-nosed 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	Hipposideridae	Oestridae
Genus	Hipposideros	Gasterophilus
Species	Hipposideros ater	Gasterophilus intestinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat and Horse botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Horse botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat	Horse botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Leaf-nosed 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.