Botfly vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Hypoderma tarandi compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Botfly is Least Concern while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botfly	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Oestridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hypoderma	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hypoderma tarandi	Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Botfly and Ontong Java Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Botfly

LC — Least Concern

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botfly	Ontong Java Flying Fox
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.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

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.