Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Throat botfly

Pygeretmus pumilio compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Dipodidae	Oestridae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Gasterophilus
Species	Pygeretmus pumilio	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa and Throat botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

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.