Botfly vs Zorro Volador de Madagascar

Hypoderma tarandi compared with Pteropus rufus

Key Differences

• Botfly is Least Concern while Zorro Volador de Madagascar is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botfly	Zorro Volador de Madagascar
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Oestridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hypoderma	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hypoderma tarandi	Pteropus rufus

Evolutionary Relationship

Botfly and Zorro Volador de Madagascar share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Botfly

LC — Least Concern

Zorro Volador de Madagascar

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botfly	Zorro Volador de Madagascar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Zorro Volador de Madagascar

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.