Miller’s Mastiff Bat vs Throat botfly

Molossus pretiosus compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Miller’s Mastiff 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	Molossidae	Oestridae
Genus	Molossus	Gasterophilus
Species	Molossus pretiosus	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Miller’s Mastiff Bat and Throat botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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