Peters's Disk-winged Bat vs Throat botfly

Thyroptera discifera compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peters's Disk-winged 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	Thyropteridae	Oestridae
Genus	Thyroptera	Gasterophilus
Species	Thyroptera discifera	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Peters's Disk-winged Bat and Throat botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peters's Disk-winged 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.