Formosan rock macaque vs Throat botfly

Macaca cyclopis compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Formosan rock macaque Throat botfly
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Primates (Primates) Diptera (Diptera)
Family Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys) Oestridae
Genus Macaca Gasterophilus
Species Macaca cyclopis Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Formosan rock macaque and Throat botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Formosan rock macaque

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Formosan rock macaque Throat botfly
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Formosan rock macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Japan and Taiwan.

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Formosan rock macaque

No description available.

Throat botfly

No description available.

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