Cereal Fly vs Chestnut-throated Apalis

Geomyza tripunctata compared with Apalis porphyrolaema

Key Differences

• Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated while Chestnut-throated Apalis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cereal Fly	Chestnut-throated Apalis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Opomyzidae	Cisticolidae
Genus	Geomyza	Apalis
Species	Geomyza tripunctata	Apalis porphyrolaema

Evolutionary Relationship

Cereal Fly and Chestnut-throated Apalis share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Chestnut-throated Apalis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cereal Fly	Chestnut-throated Apalis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cereal Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Chestnut-throated Apalis

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Cereal Fly

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

Chestnut-throated Apalis

The Chestnut-throated Apalis (Apalis porphyrolaema) is a species in the genus Apalis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway