Eastern Red Bat vs Horse botfly

Lasiurus borealis compared with Gasterophilus intestinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Red 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	Vespertilionidae	Oestridae
Genus	Lasiurus	Gasterophilus
Species	Lasiurus borealis	Gasterophilus intestinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Red Bat and Horse botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Horse botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Red Bat	Horse botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Horse botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States