Fringed Myotis vs Horse botfly

Myotis thysanodes compared with Gasterophilus intestinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Myotis	Horse botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Oestridae
Genus	Myotis	Gasterophilus
Species	Myotis thysanodes	Gasterophilus intestinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Fringed Myotis and Horse botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fringed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Horse botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Myotis	Horse botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Myotis

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.