Ecuadoran Pericote vs Throat botfly

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Oestridae
Genus	Phyllotis	Gasterophilus
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ecuadoran Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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