Graceful Laucha vs Horse botfly

Calomys lepidus compared with Gasterophilus intestinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Graceful Laucha	Horse botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Oestridae
Genus	Calomys	Gasterophilus
Species	Calomys lepidus	Gasterophilus intestinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Graceful Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Horse botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Graceful Laucha	Horse botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Graceful Laucha

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.