Pale fox vs Throat botfly

Vulpes pallida compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pale fox	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Oestridae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Gasterophilus
Species	Vulpes pallida	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Pale fox

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pale fox	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pale fox

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.