Botfly vs maçarico-pintado

Hypoderma tarandi compared with Actitis macularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botfly	maçarico-pintado
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Aves (ave)
Order	Diptera (Mosca)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Oestridae	Scolopacidae
Genus	Hypoderma	Actitis
Species	Hypoderma tarandi	Actitis macularius

Evolutionary Relationship

Botfly and maçarico-pintado share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Botfly

LC — Least Concern

maçarico-pintado

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botfly	maçarico-pintado
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.

maçarico-pintado

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

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.

maçarico-pintado

O Macarico-Pintado (Actitis macularius) esta classificado como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Amplamente distribuido e abundante em sua area de ocorrencia, com populacoes estaveis e sem preocupacoes imediatas de conservacao.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States