Cherry Fruit Fly vs Eurasian beaver

Rhagoletis cingulata compared with Castor fiber

Key Differences

• Cherry Fruit Fly is Not Evaluated while Eurasian beaver is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cherry Fruit Fly	Eurasian beaver
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tephritidae	Castoridae (Beavers)
Genus	Rhagoletis	Castor (Beavers)
Species	Rhagoletis cingulata	Castor fiber

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cherry Fruit Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Eurasian beaver

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cherry Fruit Fly	Eurasian beaver
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).

Eurasian beaver

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Eurasian beaver

Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List. Facing a high risk of endangerment in the wild, with declining populations and increasing habitat pressure.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden