Botfly vs Northern cattle grub

Hypoderma tarandi compared with Hypoderma bovis

Key Differences

• Botfly is Least Concern while Northern cattle grub is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botfly	Northern cattle grub
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class same	Insecta (böcek)	Insecta (böcek)
Order same	Diptera (Çift kanatlılar)	Diptera (Çift kanatlılar)
Family same	Oestridae	Oestridae
Genus same	Hypoderma	Hypoderma
Species	Hypoderma tarandi	Hypoderma bovis

Evolutionary Relationship

Botfly and Northern cattle grub share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Hypoderma.

Conservation Status

Botfly

LC — Least Concern

Northern cattle grub

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botfly	Northern cattle grub
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.

Northern cattle grub

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Japan, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States