Cherry Fruit Fly vs Potto

Rhagoletis cingulata compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Cherry Fruit Fly is Not Evaluated while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cherry Fruit Fly	Potto
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Tephritidae	Lorisidae
Genus	Rhagoletis	Perodicticus
Species	Rhagoletis cingulata	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cherry Fruit Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cherry Fruit Fly	Potto
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).

Potto

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.