Forest Dormouse vs Throat botfly

Dryomys nitedula compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Dormouse	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Gliridae	Oestridae
Genus	Dryomys	Gasterophilus
Species	Dryomys nitedula	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Forest Dormouse

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Dormouse	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Dormouse

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.