African Pipit vs Cereal Fly

Anthus cinnamomeus compared with Geomyza tripunctata

Key Differences

• African Pipit is Least Concern while Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Pipit	Cereal Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Motacillidae	Opomyzidae
Genus	Anthus	Geomyza
Species	Anthus cinnamomeus	Geomyza tripunctata

Evolutionary Relationship

African Pipit and Cereal Fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Pipit

LC — Least Concern

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Pipit	Cereal Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Pipit

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Cereal Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

African Pipit

The African Pipit (Anthus cinnamomeus) is a species in the genus Anthus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Cereal Fly

The Cereal Fly (Geomyza tripunctata) is a species in the genus Geomyza. Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway