Cherry Fruit Fly vs Eastern Mole

Rhagoletis cingulata compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Cherry Fruit Fly is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cherry Fruit Fly	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Tephritidae	Talpidae
Genus	Rhagoletis	Scalopus
Species	Rhagoletis cingulata	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cherry Fruit Fly and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cherry Fruit Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cherry Fruit Fly	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cherry Fruit Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (14 countries) and North America (United States).

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cherry Fruit Fly

The Cherry Fruit Fly (Rhagoletis cingulata) is a species in the genus Rhagoletis. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.