Jungle Shrew vs Throat botfly

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while Throat botfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Oestridae
Genus	Suncus	Gasterophilus
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jungle Shrew	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

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.