Fruit Fly vs Mexican vole

Urophora cardui compared with Microtus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fruit 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	Tephritidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Urophora	Microtus
Species	Urophora cardui	Microtus mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fruit Fly

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fruit Fly	Mexican vole
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.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.