Lombok Flying Fox vs Nose botfly

Pteropus lombocensis compared with Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Key Differences

• Lombok Flying Fox is Data Deficient while Nose botfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lombok Flying Fox	Nose botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Oestridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Gasterophilus
Species	Pteropus lombocensis	Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Lombok Flying Fox and Nose botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lombok Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Nose botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lombok Flying Fox	Nose botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lombok Flying Fox

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.