Cereal Fly vs New Guinean planigale

Geomyza tripunctata compared with Planigale novaeguineae

Key Differences

• Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated while New Guinean planigale is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cereal Fly	New Guinean planigale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Opomyzidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Geomyza	Planigale
Species	Geomyza tripunctata	Planigale novaeguineae

Evolutionary Relationship

Cereal Fly and New Guinean planigale share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cereal Fly	New Guinean planigale
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).

New Guinean planigale

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).