Pale-faced Bat vs Throat botfly

Phylloderma stenops compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pale-faced Bat	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Oestridae
Genus	Phylloderma	Gasterophilus
Species	Phylloderma stenops	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Pale-faced Bat and Throat botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Pale-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pale-faced Bat	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pale-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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