Guianan Bonneted Bat vs Throat botfly

Eumops maurus compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guianan Bonneted Bat	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Molossidae	Oestridae
Genus	Eumops	Gasterophilus
Species	Eumops maurus	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Guianan Bonneted Bat and Throat botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Guianan Bonneted Bat

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guianan Bonneted Bat	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guianan Bonneted Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela.

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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