Globe Thistle vs Throat botfly

Echinops exaltatus compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Key Differences

• Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated while Throat botfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Tenrecidae	Oestridae
Genus	Echinops	Gasterophilus
Species	Echinops exaltatus	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Globe Thistle and Throat botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States