Little Ground Squirrel vs Throat botfly

Spermophilus pygmaeus compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Ground Squirrel	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Oestridae
Genus	Spermophilus	Gasterophilus
Species	Spermophilus pygmaeus	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Ground Squirrel	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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