Long-tailed dunnart vs Nose botfly

Sminthopsis longicaudata compared with Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Long-tailed dunnart Nose botfly
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Diptera (Diptera)
Family Dasyuridae Oestridae
Genus Sminthopsis Gasterophilus
Species Sminthopsis longicaudata Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed dunnart and Nose botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Nose botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Long-tailed dunnart Nose botfly
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed dunnart

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.

Long-tailed dunnart

No description available.

Nose botfly

No description available.

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