Horse botfly vs Ooldea dunnart

Gasterophilus intestinalis compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Horse botfly	Ooldea dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Oestridae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Gasterophilus	Sminthopsis
Species	Gasterophilus intestinalis	Sminthopsis ooldea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Horse botfly

LC — Least Concern

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Horse botfly	Ooldea dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Horse botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Ooldea dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.