Moluccan Flying Fox vs Throat botfly

Pteropus chrysoproctus compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Key Differences

• Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Throat botfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Moluccan Flying Fox	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Oestridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Gasterophilus
Species	Pteropus chrysoproctus	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Moluccan Flying Fox and Throat botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Moluccan Flying Fox	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Moluccan Flying Fox

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.