Cherry Fruit Fly vs Fossa

Rhagoletis cingulata compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Key Differences

• Cherry Fruit Fly is Not Evaluated while Fossa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cherry Fruit Fly	Fossa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Tephritidae	Eupleridae
Genus	Rhagoletis	Cryptoprocta
Species	Rhagoletis cingulata	Cryptoprocta ferox

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cherry Fruit Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cherry Fruit Fly	Fossa
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).

Fossa

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.