Jamaican fruit bat vs Throat botfly

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit 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	Phyllostomidae	Oestridae
Genus	Artibeus	Gasterophilus
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Jamaican fruit bat and Throat botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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