Cereal Fly vs Fossa

Geomyza tripunctata compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Key Differences

• Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated while Fossa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cereal Fly	Fossa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Opomyzidae	Eupleridae
Genus	Geomyza	Cryptoprocta
Species	Geomyza tripunctata	Cryptoprocta ferox

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cereal Fly	Fossa
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).

Fossa

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).