Topo de los Balcanes vs Botfly

Talpa stankovici compared with Hypoderma tarandi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Topo de los Balcanes	Botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Talpidae	Oestridae
Genus	Talpa	Hypoderma
Species	Talpa stankovici	Hypoderma tarandi

Evolutionary Relationship

Topo de los Balcanes and Botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Topo de los Balcanes

LC — Least Concern

Botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Topo de los Balcanes	Botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Topo de los Balcanes

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Topo de los Balcanes

The Balkan Mole (Talpa stankovici) is a species in the genus Talpa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Like other members of its genus, this species plays a role in its native ecosystem.

Botfly

The Botfly (Hypoderma tarandi) is a species in the genus Hypoderma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.