Canary fly vs Eastern Spiny Mouse

Edwardsiana crataegi compared with Acomys dimidiatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canary fly	Eastern Spiny Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cicadellidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Edwardsiana	Acomys
Species	Edwardsiana crataegi	Acomys dimidiatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Canary fly and Eastern Spiny Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Canary fly

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canary fly	Eastern Spiny Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Canary fly

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

Eastern Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Canary fly

The Canary fly (Edwardsiana crataegi) is a species in the genus Edwardsiana. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.