MacConnell's Bat vs Throat botfly

Mesophylla macconnelli compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	MacConnell's Bat	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Oestridae
Genus	Mesophylla	Gasterophilus
Species	Mesophylla macconnelli	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

MacConnell's Bat

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	MacConnell's Bat	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

MacConnell's Bat

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.