Barred Tiger Salamander vs Cereal Fly

Ambystoma mavortium compared with Geomyza tripunctata

Key Differences

• Barred Tiger Salamander is Least Concern while Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barred Tiger Salamander	Cereal Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Opomyzidae
Genus	Ambystoma	Geomyza
Species	Ambystoma mavortium	Geomyza tripunctata

Evolutionary Relationship

Barred Tiger Salamander and Cereal Fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Barred Tiger Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barred Tiger Salamander	Cereal Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barred Tiger Salamander

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Mexico.

Cereal Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Barred Tiger Salamander

The Barred Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma mavortium) is a species in the genus Ambystoma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Cereal Fly

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