Meller’s Mongoose vs Nose botfly

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Nose botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Herpestidae	Oestridae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Gasterophilus
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Meller’s Mongoose and Nose botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Nose botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Nose botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

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.