Cereal Fly vs Giant Blind Mole Rat

Geomyza tripunctata compared with Spalax giganteus

Key Differences

• Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated while Giant Blind Mole Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cereal Fly	Giant Blind Mole Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Opomyzidae	Spalacidae
Genus	Geomyza	Spalax
Species	Geomyza tripunctata	Spalax giganteus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Giant Blind Mole Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cereal Fly	Giant Blind Mole 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).

Giant Blind Mole Rat

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).