Cereal Fly vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Geomyza tripunctata compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cereal Fly	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Opomyzidae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Geomyza	Amblysomus
Species	Geomyza tripunctata	Amblysomus marleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Cereal Fly and Marley’s Golden Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cereal Fly	Marley’s Golden Mole
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).

Marley’s Golden Mole

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).