Cherry Vinegar Fly vs Mexican vole

Drosophila suzukii compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Cherry Vinegar Fly is Not Evaluated while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cherry Vinegar Fly	Mexican vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Drosophilidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Drosophila	Microtus
Species	Drosophila suzukii	Microtus mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cherry Vinegar Fly and Mexican vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cherry Vinegar Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cherry Vinegar Fly	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cherry Vinegar Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (15 countries), and North America (United States).

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cherry Vinegar Fly

The Cherry Vinegar Fly (Drosophila suzukii) is a species in the genus Drosophila. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.