Eastern Mole vs Throat botfly

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Talpidae	Oestridae
Genus	Scalopus	Gasterophilus
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Mole and Throat botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

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.