Inquisitive Shrew Mole vs Throat botfly

Uropsilus investigator compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Key Differences

• Inquisitive Shrew Mole is Data Deficient while Throat botfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Inquisitive Shrew Mole	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Talpidae	Oestridae
Genus	Uropsilus	Gasterophilus
Species	Uropsilus investigator	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Inquisitive Shrew Mole and Throat botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

DD — Data Deficient

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Inquisitive Shrew Mole	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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