Lowe's Shrew vs Throat botfly

Chodsigoa parca compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lowe's Shrew	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Oestridae
Genus	Chodsigoa	Gasterophilus
Species	Chodsigoa parca	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Lowe's Shrew and Throat botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lowe's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lowe's Shrew	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lowe's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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