Fruit Fly vs Gambian Mongoose

Urophora cardui compared with Mungos gambianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fruit Fly	Gambian Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Tephritidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Urophora	Mungos
Species	Urophora cardui	Mungos gambianus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fruit Fly

LC — Least Concern

Gambian Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fruit Fly	Gambian Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fruit Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Gambian Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.