Plains Pocket Mouse vs Throat botfly

Perognathus flavescens compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Plains Pocket Mouse	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Heteromyidae	Oestridae
Genus	Perognathus	Gasterophilus
Species	Perognathus flavescens	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Plains Pocket Mouse and Throat botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Plains Pocket Mouse	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Plains Pocket Mouse

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.