Mexican Ground Squirrel vs Throat botfly

Ictidomys mexicanus compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Ground Squirrel	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Oestridae
Genus	Ictidomys	Gasterophilus
Species	Ictidomys mexicanus	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Mexican Ground Squirrel and Throat botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Ground Squirrel	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Ground Squirrel

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.