Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Horse botfly

Artibeus gnomus compared with Gasterophilus intestinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating 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	Phyllostomidae	Oestridae
Genus	Artibeus	Gasterophilus
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Gasterophilus intestinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat and Horse botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Horse botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Horse botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Horse botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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