Mongolian Hamster vs Throat botfly

Allocricetulus curtatus compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Hamster	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Oestridae
Genus	Allocricetulus	Gasterophilus
Species	Allocricetulus curtatus	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Mongolian Hamster and Throat botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mongolian Hamster

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Hamster	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Hamster

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.