Cherry Fruit Fly vs Gray Mouse Opossum

Rhagoletis cingulata compared with Tlacuatzin canescens

Key Differences

• Cherry Fruit Fly is Not Evaluated while Gray Mouse Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cherry Fruit Fly	Gray Mouse Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Tephritidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Rhagoletis	Tlacuatzin
Species	Rhagoletis cingulata	Tlacuatzin canescens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cherry Fruit Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cherry Fruit Fly	Gray Mouse Opossum
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).

Gray Mouse Opossum

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.