Cereal Fly vs Peterson's Free-tailed Bat

Geomyza tripunctata compared with Mops petersoni

Key Differences

• Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated while Peterson's Free-tailed Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cereal Fly	Peterson's Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Opomyzidae	Molossidae
Genus	Geomyza	Mops
Species	Geomyza tripunctata	Mops petersoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Cereal Fly and Peterson's Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Peterson's Free-tailed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cereal Fly	Peterson's Free-tailed 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).

Peterson's Free-tailed 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).