Moor Macaque vs Throat botfly

Macaca maura compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Key Differences

• Moor Macaque is Endangered while Throat botfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Moor Macaque	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Oestridae
Genus	Macaca	Gasterophilus
Species	Macaca maura	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Moor Macaque

EN — Endangered

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Moor Macaque	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Moor Macaque

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.