Little Black Serotine vs Throat botfly

Eptesicus andinus compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Black Serotine	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Oestridae
Genus	Eptesicus	Gasterophilus
Species	Eptesicus andinus	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Little Black Serotine and Throat botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Black Serotine	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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