Large False Serotine vs Throat botfly

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Throat botfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Oestridae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Gasterophilus
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Large False Serotine and Throat botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

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.