Arend’s Golden Mole vs Cereal Fly

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Geomyza tripunctata

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Cereal Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Opomyzidae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Geomyza
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Geomyza tripunctata

Evolutionary Relationship

Arend’s Golden Mole and Cereal Fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	Cereal Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

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).

Arend’s Golden Mole

The Arend’s Golden Mole (Carpitalpa arendsi) is a species in the genus Carpitalpa. It is currently classified as Vulnerable 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).