Handley's Nectar Bat vs Nose botfly

Lonchophylla handleyi compared with Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley's Nectar Bat	Nose botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Oestridae
Genus	Lonchophylla	Gasterophilus
Species	Lonchophylla handleyi	Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Handley's Nectar Bat and Nose botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Handley's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Nose botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley's Nectar Bat	Nose botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Handley's Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Nose botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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