Cereal Fly vs Eastern Mole

Geomyza tripunctata compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cereal Fly	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Opomyzidae	Talpidae
Genus	Geomyza	Scalopus
Species	Geomyza tripunctata	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cereal Fly	Eastern Mole
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).

Eastern Mole

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).