Alpine Field Mouse vs Cereal Fly

Apodemus alpicola compared with Geomyza tripunctata

Key Differences

• Alpine Field Mouse is Least Concern while Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Field Mouse	Cereal Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Opomyzidae
Genus	Apodemus	Geomyza
Species	Apodemus alpicola	Geomyza tripunctata

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Field Mouse and Cereal Fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alpine Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Field Mouse	Cereal Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cereal Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Alpine Field Mouse

The Alpine Field Mouse (Apodemus alpicola) is a species in the genus Apodemus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cereal Fly

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