Cereal Fly vs Large Japanese Field Mouse

Geomyza tripunctata compared with Apodemus speciosus

Key Differences

• Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated while Large Japanese Field Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cereal Fly	Large Japanese Field Mouse
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	Apodemus
Species	Geomyza tripunctata	Apodemus speciosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cereal Fly and Large Japanese Field Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Japanese Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cereal Fly	Large Japanese Field Mouse
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).

Large Japanese Field Mouse

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).