Lesser Egyptian Gerbil vs Throat botfly

Gerbillus gerbillus compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Egyptian Gerbil	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Oestridae
Genus	Gerbillus	Gasterophilus
Species	Gerbillus gerbillus	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Egyptian Gerbil and Throat botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Egyptian Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Egyptian Gerbil	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Egyptian Gerbil

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.