Cereal Fly vs Guinean Arvicanthis

Geomyza tripunctata compared with Arvicanthis rufinus

Key Differences

• Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated while Guinean Arvicanthis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cereal Fly	Guinean Arvicanthis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Opomyzidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Geomyza	Arvicanthis
Species	Geomyza tripunctata	Arvicanthis rufinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Guinean Arvicanthis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cereal Fly	Guinean Arvicanthis
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).

Guinean Arvicanthis

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).