Finlayson's squirrel vs Horse botfly

Callosciurus finlaysonii compared with Gasterophilus intestinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Finlayson's squirrel	Horse botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Oestridae
Genus	Callosciurus	Gasterophilus
Species	Callosciurus finlaysonii	Gasterophilus intestinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Finlayson's squirrel and Horse botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Finlayson's squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Horse botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Finlayson's squirrel	Horse botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Finlayson's squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Japan, Singapore) and Europe (5 countries).

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden