Omilteme Cottontail vs Throat botfly

Sylvilagus insonus compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Key Differences

• Omilteme Cottontail is Data Deficient while Throat botfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Omilteme Cottontail	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Oestridae
Genus	Sylvilagus	Gasterophilus
Species	Sylvilagus insonus	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Omilteme Cottontail

DD — Data Deficient

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Omilteme Cottontail	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Omilteme Cottontail

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.