False Serotine Bat vs Throat botfly

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Throat botfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Throat 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	Hesperoptenus	Gasterophilus
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and Throat botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

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.