Cereal Fly vs Franciscana

Geomyza tripunctata compared with Pontoporia blainvillei

Key Differences

• Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated while Franciscana is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cereal Fly	Franciscana
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Opomyzidae	Pontoporiidae
Genus	Geomyza	Pontoporia
Species	Geomyza tripunctata	Pontoporia blainvillei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Franciscana

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cereal Fly	Franciscana
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).

Franciscana

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).