Cereal Fly vs Namaqua Micaelamys

Geomyza tripunctata compared with Micaelamys namaquensis

Key Differences

• Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated while Namaqua Micaelamys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cereal Fly	Namaqua Micaelamys
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	Micaelamys
Species	Geomyza tripunctata	Micaelamys namaquensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Namaqua Micaelamys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cereal Fly	Namaqua Micaelamys
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).

Namaqua Micaelamys

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).