Botfly vs Colobe de la Lomami

Hypoderma tarandi compared with Piliocolobus parmentieri

Key Differences

• Botfly is Least Concern while Colobe de la Lomami is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botfly	Colobe de la Lomami
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	Piliocolobus
Species	Hypoderma tarandi	Piliocolobus parmentieri

Evolutionary Relationship

Botfly and Colobe de la Lomami share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Botfly

LC — Least Concern

Colobe de la Lomami

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botfly	Colobe de la Lomami
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.

Colobe de la Lomami

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.