Peruvian Laucha vs Throat botfly

Calomys sorellus compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian Laucha	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Oestridae
Genus	Calomys	Gasterophilus
Species	Calomys sorellus	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Peruvian Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peruvian Laucha	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peruvian Laucha

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.