Maxwell's Duiker vs Throat botfly

Philantomba maxwellii compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Maxwell's Duiker	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Oestridae
Genus	Philantomba	Gasterophilus
Species	Philantomba maxwellii	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Maxwell's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Maxwell's Duiker	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Maxwell's Duiker

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.