Atrapamoscas Piconegro vs Botfly

Aphanotriccus audax compared with Hypoderma tarandi

Key Differences

Atrapamoscas Piconegro is Near Threatened while Botfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atrapamoscas Piconegro	Botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Passeriformes (paseriformes)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Tyrannidae	Oestridae
Genus	Aphanotriccus	Hypoderma
Species	Aphanotriccus audax	Hypoderma tarandi

Evolutionary Relationship

Atrapamoscas Piconegro and Botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Vista Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Atrapamoscas Piconegro

NT — Near Threatened

Botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atrapamoscas Piconegro	Botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atrapamoscas Piconegro

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Panama. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Atrapamoscas Piconegro

The Black-billed Flycatcher (Aphanotriccus audax) is a species in the genus Aphanotriccus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

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.