Cherry Fruit Fly vs Fat-tailed Jird

Rhagoletis cingulata compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Key Differences

• Cherry Fruit Fly is Not Evaluated while Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cherry Fruit Fly	Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tephritidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Rhagoletis	Pachyuromys
Species	Rhagoletis cingulata	Pachyuromys duprasi

Evolutionary Relationship

Cherry Fruit Fly and Fat-tailed Jird share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cherry Fruit Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cherry Fruit Fly	Fat-tailed Jird
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).

Fat-tailed Jird

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.