Guayaquil Squirrel vs Throat botfly

Sciurus stramineus compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guayaquil Squirrel	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Oestridae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Gasterophilus
Species	Sciurus stramineus	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Guayaquil Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guayaquil Squirrel	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guayaquil Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Peru.

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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