Cereal Fly vs Jungle cat

Geomyza tripunctata compared with Felis chaus

Key Differences

• Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated while Jungle cat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cereal Fly	Jungle cat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Opomyzidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Geomyza	Felis (Small Cats)
Species	Geomyza tripunctata	Felis chaus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Jungle cat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cereal Fly	Jungle cat
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).

Jungle cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.

Cereal Fly

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