Dwarf Free-tailed Bat vs Throat botfly

Mops nanulus compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Free-tailed Bat	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Molossidae	Oestridae
Genus	Mops	Gasterophilus
Species	Mops nanulus	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Free-tailed Bat	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

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.