Cereal Fly vs Northern Bettong

Geomyza tripunctata compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cereal Fly	Northern Bettong
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Opomyzidae	Potoroidae
Genus	Geomyza	Bettongia
Species	Geomyza tripunctata	Bettongia tropica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cereal Fly	Northern Bettong
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).

Northern Bettong

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).