mountain gorilla vs Throat botfly

Gorilla beringei compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while Throat botfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Oestridae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Gasterophilus
Species	Gorilla beringei	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

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.