Cereal Fly vs Osgood's Horseshoe Bat

Geomyza tripunctata compared with Rhinolophus osgoodi

Key Differences

• Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated while Osgood's Horseshoe Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cereal Fly	Osgood's Horseshoe Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Opomyzidae	Rhinolophidae
Genus	Geomyza	Rhinolophus
Species	Geomyza tripunctata	Rhinolophus osgoodi

Evolutionary Relationship

Cereal Fly and Osgood's Horseshoe Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Osgood's Horseshoe Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cereal Fly	Osgood's Horseshoe Bat
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).

Osgood's Horseshoe Bat

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).