Lesser Short-tailed Rat vs Nose botfly

Brachyuromys betsileoensis compared with Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Short-tailed Rat	Nose botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Nesomyidae	Oestridae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Gasterophilus
Species	Brachyuromys betsileoensis	Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Short-tailed Rat and Nose botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Nose botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Short-tailed Rat	Nose botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nose botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.