Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey vs Nose botfly

Cercopithecus petaurista compared with Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Key Differences

• Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey is Near Threatened while Nose botfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	Nose botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Oestridae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Gasterophilus
Species	Cercopithecus petaurista	Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey and Nose botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Nose botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	Nose botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

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.