Cereal Fly vs Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

Geomyza tripunctata compared with Myomimus personatus

Key Differences

• Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated while Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cereal Fly	Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Opomyzidae	Gliridae
Genus	Geomyza	Myomimus
Species	Geomyza tripunctata	Myomimus personatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cereal Fly and Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cereal Fly	Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse
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).

Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

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).