Cereal Fly vs Midday Jird

Geomyza tripunctata compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cereal Fly	Midday Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Opomyzidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Geomyza	Meriones
Species	Geomyza tripunctata	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cereal Fly	Midday Jird
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).

Midday Jird

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).