Gilbert's dunnart vs Throat botfly

Sminthopsis gilberti compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gilbert's dunnart	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Dasyuridae	Oestridae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Gasterophilus
Species	Sminthopsis gilberti	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gilbert's dunnart and Throat botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gilbert's dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gilbert's dunnart	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gilbert's dunnart

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.