Lesser Naked Bat vs Throat botfly

Cheiromeles parvidens compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Naked 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	Molossidae	Oestridae
Genus	Cheiromeles	Gasterophilus
Species	Cheiromeles parvidens	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Naked Bat	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Naked Bat

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.