Forest Giant Squirrel vs Throat botfly

Protoxerus stangeri compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Giant Squirrel	Throat 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	Protoxerus	Gasterophilus
Species	Protoxerus stangeri	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Giant Squirrel	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Giant Squirrel

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.