Mound-building Mouse vs Nose botfly

Mus spicilegus compared with Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mound-building Mouse	Nose botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Oestridae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Gasterophilus
Species	Mus spicilegus	Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Mound-building Mouse and Nose botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Nose botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mound-building Mouse	Nose botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nose botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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