Fruit Fly vs Northern Palm Squirrel

Urophora cardui compared with Funambulus pennantii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fruit Fly	Northern Palm Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tephritidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Urophora	Funambulus
Species	Urophora cardui	Funambulus pennantii

Evolutionary Relationship

Fruit Fly and Northern Palm Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fruit Fly

LC — Least Concern

Northern Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fruit Fly	Northern Palm Squirrel
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.

Northern Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United Arab Emirates.