Great Flying Fox vs Nose botfly

Pteropus neohibernicus compared with Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Flying Fox	Nose botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Oestridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Gasterophilus
Species	Pteropus neohibernicus	Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Great Flying Fox and Nose botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Nose botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Flying Fox	Nose botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nose botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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