Sumatran orangutan vs Throat botfly

Pongo abelii compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Key Differences

• Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered while Throat botfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sumatran orangutan	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Oestridae
Genus	Pongo (Orangutans)	Gasterophilus
Species	Pongo abelii	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sumatran orangutan	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sumatran orangutan

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.