Cereal Fly vs Guayaquil Squirrel

Geomyza tripunctata compared with Sciurus stramineus

Key Differences

• Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated while Guayaquil Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cereal Fly	Guayaquil Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Opomyzidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Geomyza	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Geomyza tripunctata	Sciurus stramineus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Guayaquil Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cereal Fly	Guayaquil Squirrel
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).

Guayaquil Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Peru.

Cereal Fly

The Cereal Fly (Geomyza tripunctata) is a species in the genus Geomyza. Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).