Pousargues’s Mongoose vs Throat botfly

Dologale dybowskii compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Key Differences

• Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient while Throat botfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pousargues’s Mongoose	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Herpestidae	Oestridae
Genus	Dologale	Gasterophilus
Species	Dologale dybowskii	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Pousargues’s Mongoose and Throat botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pousargues’s Mongoose	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pousargues’s Mongoose

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.