Artvinian Alyssum vs Cereal Fly

Alyssum artvinense compared with Geomyza tripunctata

Key Differences

• Artvinian Alyssum is Endangered while Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Artvinian Alyssum	Cereal Fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Brassicaceae	Opomyzidae
Genus	Alyssum	Geomyza
Species	Alyssum artvinense	Geomyza tripunctata

Conservation Status

Artvinian Alyssum

EN — Endangered

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Artvinian Alyssum	Cereal Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Artvinian Alyssum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Cereal Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Artvinian Alyssum

Artvinian alyssum (Alyssum artvinense) is a species in the genus Alyssum. It is classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Cereal Fly

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