Lemming Mountain Vole vs Throat botfly

Alticola lemminus compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Oestridae
Genus	Alticola	Gasterophilus
Species	Alticola lemminus	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Lemming Mountain Vole and Throat botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

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.