Ornate Cuscus vs Throat botfly

Phalanger ornatus compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Cuscus	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phalangeridae	Oestridae
Genus	Phalanger	Gasterophilus
Species	Phalanger ornatus	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Cuscus	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Cuscus

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.