Cereal Fly vs Child’s Rice Rat

Geomyza tripunctata compared with Nephelomys childi

Key Differences

• Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated while Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cereal Fly	Child’s Rice Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Opomyzidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Geomyza	Nephelomys
Species	Geomyza tripunctata	Nephelomys childi

Evolutionary Relationship

Cereal Fly and Child’s Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cereal Fly	Child’s Rice Rat
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).

Child’s Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Cereal Fly

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

Child’s Rice Rat

The Child’s Rice Rat (Nephelomys childi) is a species in the genus Nephelomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.