Cereal Fly vs Desert Dormouse

Geomyza tripunctata compared with Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Key Differences

• Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated while Desert Dormouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cereal Fly	Desert Dormouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Opomyzidae	Gliridae
Genus	Geomyza	Selevinia
Species	Geomyza tripunctata	Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Cereal Fly and Desert Dormouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Desert Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cereal Fly	Desert Dormouse
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).

Desert Dormouse

Habitat

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).