Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Nose botfly

Artibeus gnomus compared with Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat Nose 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 haemorrhoidalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Nose botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat Nose 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.

Nose botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

No description available.

Nose botfly

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia