Cereal Fly vs Malayan civet

Geomyza tripunctata compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cereal Fly	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Opomyzidae	Viverridae
Genus	Geomyza	Viverra
Species	Geomyza tripunctata	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cereal Fly	Malayan civet
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).

Malayan civet

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).