Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Cereal Fly

Dasycercus blythi compared with Geomyza tripunctata

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Cereal Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Dasyuridae	Opomyzidae
Genus	Dasycercus	Geomyza
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Geomyza tripunctata

Evolutionary Relationship

Brush-tailed Mulgara and Cereal Fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Cereal Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

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).

Brush-tailed Mulgara

The Brush-tailed Mulgara (Dasycercus blythi) is a species in the genus Dasycercus. 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).