Dwarf Flying Fox vs Nose botfly

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Dwarf Flying Fox Nose botfly
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Diptera (Diptera)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Oestridae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Gasterophilus
Species Pteropus woodfordi Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Flying Fox and Nose botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Nose botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Dwarf Flying Fox Nose botfly
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nose botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Dwarf Flying Fox

No description available.

Nose botfly

No description available.

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