Cereal Fly vs Laxmann's Shrew

Geomyza tripunctata compared with Sorex caecutiens

Key Differences

• Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated while Laxmann's Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cereal Fly	Laxmann's Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Opomyzidae	Soricidae
Genus	Geomyza	Sorex
Species	Geomyza tripunctata	Sorex caecutiens

Evolutionary Relationship

Cereal Fly and Laxmann's Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Laxmann's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cereal Fly	Laxmann's Shrew
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).

Laxmann's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Cereal Fly

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden