Botfly vs Eastern Mole

Hypoderma tarandi compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botfly	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Diptera (Çift kanatlılar)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Oestridae	Talpidae
Genus	Hypoderma	Scalopus
Species	Hypoderma tarandi	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Botfly and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hayvan)

Conservation Status

Botfly

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botfly	Eastern Mole
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.

Eastern Mole

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.