Botfly vs Cercopithèque de Brazza

Hypoderma tarandi compared with Cercopithecus neglectus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botfly	Cercopithèque de Brazza
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Oestridae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Hypoderma	Cercopithecus
Species	Hypoderma tarandi	Cercopithecus neglectus

Evolutionary Relationship

Botfly and Cercopithèque de Brazza share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Botfly

LC — Least Concern

Cercopithèque de Brazza

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botfly	Cercopithèque de Brazza
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.

Cercopithèque de Brazza

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.