Cereal Fly vs Guam Flying Fox

Geomyza tripunctata compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

• Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cereal Fly	Guam Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Opomyzidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Geomyza	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Geomyza tripunctata	Pteropus tokudae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cereal Fly	Guam Flying Fox
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).

Guam Flying Fox

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).