Balkan Mole vs Cherry Fruit Fly

Talpa stankovici compared with Rhagoletis cingulata

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Cherry Fruit Fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Cherry Fruit Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Talpidae	Tephritidae
Genus	Talpa	Rhagoletis
Species	Talpa stankovici	Rhagoletis cingulata

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Mole and Cherry Fruit Fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Cherry Fruit Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Cherry Fruit Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cherry Fruit Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (14 countries) and North America (United States).

Balkan Mole

The Balkan Mole (Talpa stankovici) is a species in the genus Talpa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Like other members of its genus, this species plays a role in its native ecosystem.

Cherry Fruit Fly

The Cherry Fruit Fly (Rhagoletis cingulata) is a species in the genus Rhagoletis. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.