Mountain Water Rat vs Throat botfly

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Throat botfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Throat 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	Baiyankamys	Gasterophilus
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Water Rat and Throat botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

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.