Forrest's Rock Squirrel vs Horse botfly

Sciurotamias forresti compared with Gasterophilus intestinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forrest's Rock 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	Sciurotamias	Gasterophilus
Species	Sciurotamias forresti	Gasterophilus intestinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Forrest's Rock Squirrel and Horse botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Forrest's Rock Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Horse botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forrest's Rock Squirrel	Horse botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forrest's Rock Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Horse botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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