Cereal Fly vs Mexican cottontail

Geomyza tripunctata compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Key Differences

• Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated while Mexican cottontail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cereal Fly	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Opomyzidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Geomyza	Sylvilagus
Species	Geomyza tripunctata	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cereal Fly	Mexican cottontail
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).

Mexican cottontail

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).